User manual MAGIMIX LE DUO PLUS

[. . . ] Le Duo Instructions for use Recipe book IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed. These include the following : Read all instructions. To protect against risk of electrical shock do not put the juice extractor in water or other liquid. [. . . ] Roughly peel the cucumber and remove the stalks of the tomatoes. Roll the lettuce leaves together before putting through the juice extractor, followed by the tomatoes, radishes, celery and, last of all, the cucumber. Scatter with chopped chives. Carrot, beetroot and celery Revitalizing and cleansing · Preparation : 5 min Makes 2 glasses 4 medium-sized carrots 1 cooked beetroot 1 celeriac /4 Skin the beetroot, wash the carrots and celeriac. Put the beetroot through the juice extractor first, followed by the celeriac and lastly the carrots. 35 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES Carrot and radish The peppery taste of the radish adds a pleasant piquancy to the carrot juice · Preparation : 5 min Makes 2 glasses 5 medium-sized carrots 150 g pink radishes 1 dash olive oil 1 pinch salt Remove the radish and carrot tops. Process both vegetables in the juice extractor, then add the salt and olive oil. Stir well before serving. Fennel, tomato and lemon Relieves stomach pains · Preparation : 5 min Makes 2 glasses 1 fennel bulb 1 tomato 1 lemon few sprigs parsley Wash the fennel and tomato and cut into pieces. Process the tomato, fennel and parsley in the juice extractor, ending with the lemon. 36 COCKTAILS AND APERITIFS COCKTAILS AND APERITIFS Lime squash A thirst-quenching source of vitamin C · Preparation : 5 min · Cooking : 5 min · Resting time : 1 hour Makes 4 glasses 6-8 limes 1 l water 240 g caster sugar 1 teaspoon salt /2 ice cubes and fresh mint Juice the limes with the citrus press. Cover the juice and place in the refrigerator. Put the water, sugar and salt in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer, stirring frequently, to obtain a syrup. Remove from the heat, leave to cool and place in the refrigerator. When the syrup is cold, pour into a jug, add the lemon juice and stir well. Add a little sugar, fresh mint and ice cubes according to taste. Sparkling green melon and lemon To be quietly sipped in the shade of a lime tree. . . · Preparation : 10 min Makes approx. 1 l 1 large green melon 2 limes 2 tablespoons Demerara sugar 100 ml sparkling water mint leaves Cut the melon in half, discard the seeds, remove the rind and cut the flesh into pieces small enough to fit through the feed tube. Remove the skin and pith of the lemons and cut into quarters. Wash the mint leaves and reserve a few for decoration. Put the melon, mint and lemons through the juice extractor. Divide the juice between 4 glasses filled a third full with crushed ice, add the Demerara sugar and stir NB : Top up with sparkling water and decorate with the mint leaves. 38 COCKTAILS AND APERITIFS Sunset Low alcohol content · Preparation : 10 min and Makes 2 glasses 2 small oranges 1 lemon /2 450 g strawberries 100 ml muscat wine* 2 tablespoons icing sugar Squeeze the oranges and set aside the juice. Replace the citrus press with the coulis maker attachment. Wash and hull the strawberries, then turn them into a coulis. In a cocktail shaker, combine the citrus juice, strawberry coulis, muscat and icing sugar. Serve chilled. * Excessive alcohol consumption can damage your health. Always drink in moderation. Piña Colada Tropical escapism. . . · Preparation : 10 min Makes 2 glasses pineapple Coconut milk White rum* Single cream 1 /2 Peel the pineapple, cut into pieces and process in the juice extractor. [. . . ] Pour the resulting coulis into a high-sided saucepan and add 300 g sugar. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly, add 300 g sugar and heat until it reaches a temperature of 110 °C. 1 cm thick over the base of a flat-bottomed tin. Allow to set for 24 hours, then cut into 3-cm squares, roll in granulated sugar, remove the excess sugar and store in an airtight tin. Commercial pectin (extracted from apples) is freely available, often sold in sachets. [. . . ]