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• Look for smooth, firm peppers that are crisp and alive with color.
• Wash and dry them before storing in the refrigerator.
• Available all year.

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• Choose onions which are firm and solid with dry papery skins.
• Keep in a cool dry place.
• They are available all year.

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• Onions date back at least 5000 years as a food and flavoring agent.
• They are related to garlic and have the same high reputation of being able to cure anything.
• Onions have been shown, again like garlic, to act as an anticoagulant and to reduce the harmful LDL, low density lipoprotein, cholesterol level in the blood, and to increase the good HDL, high density lipoprotein, level.
• Arthritis, rheumatism and gout are all treated effectively by onions as are anemia, bronchitis, asthma and various urinary infections.
• The old wives’ tale about eating boiled onions in wintertime, and drinking their cooking liquor, holds some truth as onions are good for warding off the common cold and its symptoms.
• Onions are also thought to fight fatigue and aid digestion.
• Bear in mind one maxim: a little onion goes a long way.
• Add only a few peeled onion slices to the juices otherwise it will be unpalatable!

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• Members of the capsicum family, these green, red, orange and yellow peppers are becoming increasingly popular and are now available all year round from supermarkets and market stalls.
• When ripe, the sweet pepper is colored red, yellow or orange, but a lot of peppers are eaten green.
• Peppers do not ripen once they have been picked.
• All peppers are a good source of beta-carotene, vitamin C and the anti-ageing mineral silicon which is good for the skin, nails and hair.
• Peppers are in fact one of the best beauty enhancers around.
• Peppers have a strong and distinctive flavor, whatever their odor and sweetness, so be careful not to overdo it.
• I never use more than one third of a pepper in any one juice as it will completely overpower the taste buds.
• A nice combination is pepper with carrots and ginger-root.

Cooking Creamy Mushroom Pasta

This is an ideal recipe for using up odd vegetables. Serve with plenty of fresh crusty bread or garlic bread.

Preparation time: 10 mins.

Cooking time: 35 mins.

Serves 4

• 2 tablsp oil
• 1 medium sized leek, sliced
• 1 medium sized courgette, sliced
• 1 medium sized carrot, sliced thinly 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 4 oz (100g) button mushrooms
• 8 oz (225g) potatoes, peeled and diced 14 oz (397g) can peeled tomatoes
• 7.5 oz (220g) can red kidney beans, drained
• 1/2 pt (300m1) water
• 1 tablsp tomato purée
• 1 rounded teasp chili powder
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 level tablsp corn flour or flour

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the leek, courgette, carrot, onion and mushrooms for 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, par-boil the diced potatoes for 5 minutes. Drain and then add to the other vegetables.
3. Stir in the tomatoes, drained beans, water, tomato purée, chilli powder, salt and pepper.
4. Bring to the boil and then simmer gently, without a lid, for about 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
5. Mix the corn flour or flour with a little water and stir into the vegetable mixture. Boil up for a couple of minutes to thicken.

Tip: A more substantial dish can be made by turning the mixture into an ovenproof dish, topping with sliced cooked potato and sprinkling with a little grated cheese. Simply pop tinder the grill until brown and crispy.

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Serve with garlic bread or brown rice.

Preparation time: 15 mins.

Cooking time: 30 mins.

Serves 2

• 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 lb (450g) runner beans, sliced
• 2 beefsteak tomatoes
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 pt (300m1) basic white sauce (see page 249) OR 1 packet (17g size) white sauce mix
• 4 oz (100g) Cheddar cheese, grated

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350°F) or Gas No 4.
2. Cook the onions and beans in boiling, salted water for about 10 minutes until just tender. Drain.
3. Peel the tomatoes by spearing with a fork and dipping in boiling water for a few seconds. Roughly chop the flesh.
4. Mix the onions, beans and tomatoes together and season with black pepper.
5. Make the sauce as per page 249, or follow manufacturer’s instructions.
6. Stir the sauce into the vegetables and pour the mixture into a shallow ovenproof dish.
7. Top with grated cheese and bake for 20 minutes until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly.

Healthy Onion Soup

• The darker the leaf, the more nutrients it contains. Look for crisp, fresh lettuce heads.
• It should be washed and dried before storing in the refrigerator.
• Lettuce is available all year round.

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• Lettuce dates back to ancient times with seeds having been found in plant remains in some ancient Egyptian tombs.
• Rich in vitamin C, beta-carotene and the minerals silicon, sulfur and chlorine, the lettuce is a useful vegetable to juice.
• The silicon is especially beneficial for beauty, as it promotes hair growth and strength and keeps the complexion of the skin, clear and youthful.
• Add to this the B complex and folic acid present in lettuce and it really does contribute to a good skin. And of course, the folic acid helps to combat anemia.

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Serve with brown rice.

Serves 4

Preparation time: 15 mins.

Cooking time: 40 miss.

• 1/2 pt (300m1) white or wholemeal pancake batter (see page 236)
• 8 oz (225g) spinach
• Little oil for frying
• 4 oz (100g) cream cheese
• 5 fl oz (150m1) carton soured cream
• 2 oz (50g) Cheddar cheese, grated

1. Make the pancake batter as per page 236. Leave to stand.
2. Wash and shred the spinach and cook in a little boiling water for 8 minutes until tender. Drain well.
3. Meanwhile, make the pancakes: Heat a teaspoon of oil in an 8″ (20cm) frying pan and pour in just enough batter to cover the base thinly.
4. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then turn and cook the other side. Continue cooking the other pancakes in the same way. (The mixture makes about 8 pancakes.)
5. Pre-heat oven to 180°C (350°F) or Gas No 4.
6. Mix the spinach with the cream cheese and use the mixture to fill the pancakes.
7. Roll each pancake up and place in a shallow ovenproof dish.
8. Spoon over the soured cream and sprinkle with grated cheese.
9. Bake for about 10 minutes until the cheese has melted.

Simple Parmesan Creamed Spinach Recipe

Make this tasty, light lunch or supper dish when courgettes reach rock bottom price, usually in June or July. Serve with fresh crusty bread and butter.

Serves 2

Preparation time: 10 mins.

Cooking time: 10 mins.

• 1 tablsp oil
• 1 lb (450g) courgettes, sliced
• 2 beefsteak tomatoes
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablsp roughly chopped fresh basil

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan or large frying pan and stir-fry the courgettes for 5 minutes.
2. Remove and discard the skins from the tomatoes by spearing with a fork and plunging into boiling water for a few seconds. Slice the flesh.
3. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and basil to the courgettes and continue stir-frying for a further 5 minutes until the courgettes are tender and the tomatoes have broken down.

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