The thing about juicing is that you really can't go wrong if you're putting in good organic ingredients. The flavors can run the gambit from wow to weird. Here's some really simple juicing recipes to use as starting points. I've also included a shopping list that should help you get rolling on your own juicing adventure. Man, if feels good to juice.

RECIPES

Green Clean Juice:

Half a head of romaine lettuce
2 sticks celery
½ cucumber
1 green apple, cored
2 stalks kale
Handful of parsley
1 lemon, peeled

PIneapple Mint

½ Pineapple, peeled and cut into chunks
1 green apple, cored
2 handfuls fresh mint

Lemonade Snack

3 lemons, peeled
½ teaspoon cayenne (or less, if heat’s not your thing)
1 tablespoon agave nectar

Ginger Beet Dinner

1 apple, cored
1 beet
1 lemon, peeled
One small ginger root
3 carrots

Raw Cashew Milk

1 cup raw cashews
2 tablespoons agave nectar
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
Dash of sea salt
½ teaspoons cinnamon
4 cups water (divided)

DIRECTIONS Soak cashews in a bowl of water at least four hours, but preferably overnight. Drain cashews and rinse until water runs clear. Add cashews, along with two cups water, into a blender and pulse until pulverized. Add remaining ingredients and two more cups water. Pulse in blender approximately two more minutes or until liquefied. Strain away solids and refrigerate. Fresh Fruit

1 papaya, seeded and cut into chunks
1 small pineapple, peeled and chunked
1 small ginger root
1 kiwi, peeled
½ cup coconut milk

Spicy Berry Pick Me Up

2 cups strawberries
1 cup raspberries
Cayenne to taste
2 handfuls cilantro

Blackberry Beet Juice

3 beets
1 cup blackberries
2-3 apples, cored
1 small ginger root

Fragrant Juice

4 pears, seeded and cut into chunks
½ pineapple, peeled and sliced
1 cup grapes
1-2 stalks lemongrass, sliced

Pizza Juice

4 tomatoes
2 stalks celery
1 handful fresh basil
1 handful fresh oregano
1 lemon, peeled
2 carrots
1 small clove garlic

Carrot Apple Ginger Juice

3 carrots
2 apples
1-in ginger

Mean Green Juice

1 cucumber
4 celery stalks
2 apples
6 to 8 leaves kale
1/2 lemon
1-in ginger

Gazpacho Juice

4 plum tomatoes
1 large cucumber
2 celery stalks
1 red bell pepper
1 small red onion
2 cups parsley (leaves and stems, roughly chopped)
1 lime

Citrus Inspired Green Juice

6-8 leaves kale
8 leaves Swiss chard
1 cucumber
6 clementines

Sunset Blend Juice

1 large sweet potato
1 medium carrot
1 red bell pepper
2 large red beets
2 Golden Delicious apples
1 orange (optional)

INGREDIENTS / Juicing Shopping List

Vegetables

Celery
Cucumbers
Beets
Carrots
Tomatoes - really a fruit1?
Lemongrass
red bell pepper
red onion

Fruits

Apples Red and Green
Lemons
Oranges
Pineapple
Strawberries
Rasberries
Pears
Grapes
Papaya

Herbs

Parsley
Mint
Basil
Oregano

Other

cocunut milk
cayenne
pepper
salt

So, the answer to the question is that a tomato is technically the fruit of the tomato plant, but it's used as a vegetable in cooking.

Simple, Good, Delicious Juicing Recipes and Shopping List