his healthy tomato-vegetable juice recipe contains all the components of a healthy salad, such as lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, celery and carrot, but with less salt than bottled vegetable-blend juices. No juicer? No problem. See the juicing variation below to make this tomato-vegetable juice recipe in a blender

Makes: 2 servings
Serving Size: about 8 ounces each
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped hearts of romaine
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
• 2 large tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 1/4 fresh jalapeño , stemmed and seeded
• 1 large red bell pepper, cut into eighths
• 2 large stalks celery, trimmed
• 1 medium carrot, peeled
• Ice cubes (optional)

Preparation

1. Working in this order, process lettuce, chives, tomatoes, jalapeño, bell pepper, celery and carrot through a juicer according to the manufacturer’s directions. (No juicer? See Tip.)
2. Fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses. Serve immediately.