In this hot and humid weather, it would be wonderful to quench your thirst with a cool glass of grape juice. Let TasteVN show you 3 delicious grape juice recipes right away. Let’s get cooking now!
1. Pure Grape Juice
Preparation
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pure Grape Juice Serves 2
Grapes 250 gr Sugar water 30 ml Lime 1/2 fruit
How to Choose Ingredients
How to choose fresh limes:
- Fresh limes are usually small, with thin, taut skin. When you touch the lime, it feels smooth, not rough.
- Juicy limes will feel heavy in hand, and when you press lightly on the skin, you can see the essential oil seeping out, with a pleasant aroma. If the lime has a pungent smell, it is likely one that has been sprayed with chemicals.
- You should choose seedless limes for better juice flavor.
Tools Required
cup, fruit juicer or blender.
How to Make Pure Grape Juice
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Prepare Ingredients
Soak the grapes in diluted salt water for about 5 – 10 minutes, then rinse with water and let them drain.
Wash the lemon thoroughly with water, then cut it in half and squeeze out the lemon juice.
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Juicing
First, put 250g of grapes into the juice extractor to extract the grape juice.
Then, pour the juice into a glass, add sugar water, ice cubes, and stir well to finish.
Note: If you don’t have a juice extractor, you can put the grapes into a blender and blend them until smooth, then strain through a sieve to discard the pulp and keep the juice!
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Final Product
The grape juice has a light sour taste, gentle sweetness, and refreshing flavor.
This is considered a detox water for weight loss and body cleansing. Regular consumption of grape juice will help you achieve beautiful skin and effectively boost your immunity.
2. Grape Juice with Chia Seeds
Preparation
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chia Seed Grape Juice Serves 2
Grapes 200 g Chia seeds 3 teaspoons
How to make Chia Seed Grape Juice
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Prepare the ingredients
Soak the grapes in diluted salt water for 10 – 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water and drain.
Soak 3 teaspoons of chia seeds in warm water for about 20 minutes.
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Juicing
Put 200g of grapes into the juicer to extract the juice, then pour it into a glass. You can adjust the sweetness with sugar to your liking.
Next, add the soaked chia seeds and a few ice cubes to the juice and stir well.
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Final Product
The juice has a light sweet and sour taste combined with the crunchy chia seeds, making it unique.
This is considered a detox drink that helps hydrate the body, replenish energy, and is extremely effective in improving skin and body shape!
3. Snow Mushroom Grape Juice
Preparation
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Snow Mushroom Grape Juice Serves 2
Snow mushroom 150 gr Grapes 30 fruits Blueberries 10 fruits Lemon juice 2 tablespoons White sugar 1 teaspoon
How to Choose Ingredients
How to choose good snow mushrooms:
- Shape: Prefer to choose mushrooms that are intact, with a radius of 5 – 10cm.
- Color: High-quality snow mushrooms usually have a light yellow color. There should be no impurities or mold on the surface. Avoid using mushrooms that are white, as they are often sulfur-dried.
- Smell: If there is a sour or foul smell when sniffing, do not buy.
- Touch: Quality snow mushrooms, when soaked and expanded, have a certain chewiness, are not easy to tear, and do not feel sticky to the touch.
How to choose good blueberries:
- Choose plump fruits that are slightly firm and completely dark black, with a slight frost.
- Choose ripe, juicy fruits with a sweet taste.
- Avoid choosing soft, mushy, or moldy blueberries.
Tools Needed
Blender, pot, knife
How to choose fresh and delicious grapes:
- Shape: You should choose grapes that are not too large; observe for a powdery layer on the skin, which indicates a good, fresh bunch of grapes.
- Grape stem: Freshly picked grapes have green and firm stems. Over time, the stems of aging grapes will turn brown and wilted.
- Color: Each type of grape has its own characteristic color (green grapes, red grapes, etc.). However, ripe grapes will have a taut, shiny skin.
Benefits of grapes for health:
- Maintaining cardiovascular health: Grape juice promotes the production of nitric oxide to keep the blood vessels in the body flexible. This will help you control your blood pressure as well as maintain heart health and prevent cardiovascular issues.
- Delaying signs of aging: Grapes contain many antioxidant components such as flavonoids, antibacterial and antiviral substances, which can help the body slow down the aging process as well as prevent inflammation and blockage of blood vessels.
- Soothing headaches: If you suffer from migraines – a very dangerous condition that severely affects your ability to complete tasks when headaches strike, grape juice can help soothe those pains.
- Regulating menstrual cycles: For girls in puberty or women in menopause, irregular menstrual cycles are common. In addition to using supportive medications, grape juice is a natural drink that helps improve menstrual regulation.
- Aiding in weight loss: While grape juice does not directly affect weight, you can add it to your weight loss menu for additional vitamins and essential nutrients. Grape juice will definitely not make you gain weight while providing you with a delicious drink option in your diet.
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Hope you can choose a refreshing drink for yourself this summer with 3 ways to make grape juice above. Let’s get into the kitchen and make it right away! Wishing you success.
*Refer to images and recipes from: Cooky.vn, YouTube channel Hướng Nghiệp Á Âu, and hellobacsi.com
