Eating Healthy Foods

Vegetable Juice

INGREDIENTS:

5 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped

1/2 cup of water

1/4 cup chopped green pepper

1/4 cup chopped carrot 

1/4 cup chopped celery

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons chopped onion

1 tablespoon salt

1 to 1-1/2 small serrano peppers

DIRECTIONS:

In a Dutch oven, combine the first eight ingredients. 

Remove stems and seeds if desired from the serrano peppers; 

Add to tomato mixture.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; 

Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool. 

Press mixture through a food mill or fine sieve. Refrigerate or freeze. Shake or stir juice well before serving.