2011
02.20

Juice it: Tonique à la meansoybean

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A Tonique from Aux Vivres is good for what ails you. Seriously! It’s swimming with apple, lemon and ginger juices. But at $6, for a 12 ounce glass, it can get pricey.

I was gifted a centrifugal juicer last month and was set on figuring out the recipe. I’m glad to say I succeeded on the first go and managed to add my own twist — an optional pear for added sweetness. So if you’ve got an extractor of your own, you can stow away those pennies for another day.

Tonique à la meansoybean
Serves 2

4 Spartan apples
1 pear (optional)
1 lemon, peeled
1.5″ piece of ginger

Run all ingredients through the juicer. Strain froth and pour over ice before serving. Enjoy!

  1. Babette said: 2011.03.04 13:32

    I’m bookmarking this!

    • meansoybean said: 2011.03.06 22:06

      Cool! I just had a Tonique from the take-out counter yesterday and it was really bad. Too much lemon, I think. It was the peak of brunch so maybe the staff was overloaded. Still, I felt ripped off.

      I really like the zing that ginger gives so now I make sure to add a little to almost all my juices.

  2. Babette said: 2011.04.18 15:46

    I finally got to try it today. It’s very tasty and has a beautiful pink color. My boyfriend actually said it was the first juice I made that was really good… hats to you! He says it tastes like old-fashioned lemonade.

    • meansoybean said: 2011.04.20 16:15

      Thanks for letting me know how it worked out!

      I forgot to make a little note that ingredient quantities for juicing recipes may need “to taste” tweaking due to variations on fruit size. But I’m glad you guys enjoyed it :)