Fresh Tomato Juice

Recipe Cuisine: Beverages
Recipe Category: Beverages
Recipe Serves: 4

Recipes Ingredients:

6 Tomatoes; ripe & juicy
1 pn Oregano, dried;or fresh
-Salt & freshly ground
-thyme
-pepper (optional) 4
Lemon wedges; small

Recipe Instructions:

Wash, blanch, peel and chop the tomatoes. Put through a food mill or sieve directly into a bowl. Add enough ice water to make 4 cups. Season lightly with salt and pepper (if using them) and herb. Taste, and enhance the seasonings. Serve cold with a squeeze of lemon juice. Nutrients for 1 cup with 1 teaspoon lemon Juice Calories: 26 Exchange: 1 Vegetable g mg carbohydrate: 6 potassium: 280 protein: 1 sodium: 38 fat: negligible cholesterol: 0 fiber: 1 SERVES: 4 (assuming 1 cup per serving) SOURCE: _Diabetic Cooking From Around the World_ by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles