Recipes for your Bosch blender and juicer.

Popeye´s Secret

Easy ∣ 2 servings ∣ 2 glasses / 500 ml

Ingredients

200 g baby spinach leaves
2 bananas
1 lemon
150 g ice cubes
150 ml water

Steps

1. Wash, drain and coarsely chop the spinach. Peel and dice the bananas. Wash the lemon under hot water and dry it. Remove and finely grate a finger-width strip of lemon peel. Squeeze the juice from the lemon. First add the spinach, then the lemon juice, lemon peel, bananas, ice cubes and then finally the water into the Bosch blender jug. Close the lid.

2. Set your Bosch blender to the highest setting with the rotary switch and finely purée the ingredients for about 180 seconds. When you use the pusher, the process only takes half as much time.

3. Pour the Popeye’s Secret into four glasses and serve.

Top tip: Good for lowering blood pressure. The difference between a beginner’s and an advanced green smoothie is the fruit-to-vegetable ratio. More fruit makes it sweeter. To make an advanced smoothie, reduce the fruit and increase the vegetables in a beginner’s recipe.

Fresh Fatburner

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 1000 ml

Ingredients

500 g papaya
1 apple
1 lime
300 g ice cubes
100 ml water (or coconut water)

Steps

1. Peel the papaya and cut in half lengthways. Use a teaspoon to scrape out the seeds and cut the flesh of the fruit into small pieces. Remove the peel from the lime and cut the lime into quarters. Wash the apple, cut into quarters and remove the core. Dice the apple quarters. First add the papaya, then the apple, lime, ice and finally the water (or coconut water) into the Bosch blender jug. Put on the lid and close it firmly.

2. Set your Bosch blender to the highest setting with the rotary selector and finely purée the ingredients for about 180 seconds. When you use the pusher, the process only takes half as much time.

3. Pour the Fresh Fatburner into four glasses and serve immediately.

Top tip: For added health benefits and a unique nasturtium flavour, garnish the smoothie with a few papaya seeds or mix in one to two tablespoons of them directly.

Yellow Energy

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 1000 ml

Ingredients

300 g peeled pineapple
½ mango
1 banana
150 g ice cubes
150 ml cold coconut water

Steps

1. Cut the pineapple into small cubes. Peel the mango. Cut the flesh from the stone and also cut into large pieces. Peel and dice the banana. First add the pineapple, then the mango, banana, ice cubes and finally the coconut water into the Bosch blender jug. Put on the lid and close it firmly.

2. Set your Bosch blender to the highest setting with the rotary selector and finely purée the ingredients for about 180 seconds. When you use the pusher, the process only takes half as much time.

3. Pour the Yellow Energy into four glasses and serve immediately.

Top tip: Spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, mace or pimento give this exotic fruit smoothie an extra kick of flavour.

Frozen Strawberry Shake

Medium ∣ 4 servings ∣ 1000 ml

Ingredients

500 g frozen strawberries
80 ml elderflower syrup
1 tbsp. lemon juice
350 g yoghurt
150 g ice cubes
1 tbsp. rolled oats
1 tbsp. sunflower seeds
1 tbsp. coconut flakes

Steps

1. Allow frozen strawberries to thaw for about 20 minutes and set aside 100 g for garnishing. First add the elderflower syrup, then the lemon juice, yoghurt, remaining strawberries and finally the ice cubes to the Bosch blender cup. Put on the lid and close it firmly.

2. Set your Bosch blender to the highest setting with the rotary selector and purée the ingredients finely for about 180 seconds. This process takes approximately half the time when you use the tamper.

3. In the meantime, prepare the rolled oats, sunflower seeds and coconut flakes for the granola garnish by roasting them briefly in a frying pan without fat. Pour the Frozen Strawberry Shake into glasses and serve with granola garnish and the remaining strawberries.

Top tip: During strawberry season, use fresh berries but freeze them for a delightful frozen yogurt consistency. Wash, quarter the strawberries, and freeze them for at least 2 hours.

Turkish Delight

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 1000 ml

Ingredients

650 g apricots
400 ml buttermilk
½ tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. chopped pistachios

Steps

1. Wash the apricots, cut them in half and remove the stones. Quarter the apricot halves and add them to the Bosch blender jug along with the buttermilk. Season everything with cinnamon. Put on the lid and close it firmly.

2. Set your Bosch blender to the highest setting with the rotary selector and finely purée the ingredients for about 180 seconds. When you use the pusher, the process only takes half as much time.

3. Pour the Turkish Delight into four glasses and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.

Top tip: You can simply use peaches, mangos or blueberries if you’re out of apricots, because fruit based shakes taste best with seasonal fruit.

Spicy Green Dragon

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 1000 ml

Ingredients

½ avocado
60 g young spinach leaves
½ bunch parsley
¼ chili pepper
1 pinch salt
Cumin
270 ml water

Steps

1. Spoon the avocado flesh out of the shell. Wash the spinach and parsley. Allow to drain and chop coarsely. Cut the chilli into thin rings. First add the avocado, then the chilli, spinach, parsley and finally the water into the bottle. Season everything with salt and a generous pinch of cumin. Screw the blade unit onto the bottle.

2. Plug in the mini blender and finely purée the contents for approximately 90 seconds.

3. When finished, simply replace the blade unit with the leak-proof drinking lid and enjoy your smoothie.

Top tip: This spicy take on a green smoothie is particularly refreshing –it’s an ideal snack for hot days.

Yellow Energy

Easy ∣ 4 servings∣ 1000 ml

Ingredients

150 g peeled pineapple
100 g mango
½ banana
200 ml cold coconut water

Steps

1. Cut the pineapple into small cubes. Also cut the mango into small pieces. Peel and dice the banana. First add the banana, then the pineapple, mango and finally the coconut water into the bottle. Screw the blade unit onto the bottle.

2. Plug in the mini blender and finely purée the contents for approximately 60 seconds.

3. When finished, simply replace the blade unit with the leak-proof drinking lid and enjoy your smoothie.

Top tip: Spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, mace or pimento give this exotic fruit smoothie an extra kick of flavour.

Blueberry Bowl

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 4 bowls or glasses / 1000 ml

Ingredients

225 g frozen blueberries
1 small pear
1 tbsp. chia seeds
125 ml coconut water

Steps

1. Allow the frozen blueberries to thaw for about 20 minutes. Wash and quarter the pear, remove the core and finely dice the flesh. First add the chia seeds, then the pear, blueberries and finally the coconut water into the bottle. Screw the blade unit onto the bottle.

2. Place the to-go blender jug on the device and finely purée the contents for about 60 seconds.

3. When finished, simply replace the blade unit with the leak-proof drinking lid and enjoy your smoothie.

Top tip: Season with a pinch of cardamom –the way the Swedes and Norwegians like to do.

Lime Mango Lassi

Easy ∣ 2 servings ∣ 2 glasses / 500 ml

Ingredients

½ mango (approx. 225 g, 150 g net)
½ lime
15 g ginger root
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of cumin
150 g yoghurt
150 ml water

Steps

1. Peel the mango, cut the flesh from the pit and finely dice. Wash the lime under hot water and dry it. Zest, peel and finely dice the lime. Peel the ginger and cut into small pieces. First add the salt, then the cumin, ginger, lime zest, lime, mango, yoghurt and finally the water into the bottle. Screw the blade unit onto the bottle.

2. Place the to-go blender cup on the appliance and finely purée the contents for about 60 seconds.

3. When finished, simply replace the blade unit with the leak-proof drinking lid and enjoy your smoothie.

Top tip: Fresh turmeric root is sometimes available – try using it in your lassi instead of ginger (about 10 g is enough). Fresh turmeric has strong colouring properties, so it's best to buy organic roots and add them to the mixing cup without peeling.

Bollywood´s Best

Easy ∣ 2 servings ∣ 2 glasses / 500 ml

Ingredients

1 medium-sized mango
175 g yoghurt
1 pinch of chili
1 pinch of salt
½ tsp. turmeric
150 ml water

Steps

1. Peel the mango, cut the flesh from the pit and finely dice. First add the mango, then the yoghurt, chili, salt, turmeric and finally water into the bottle. Screw the blade unit onto the bottle.

2. Place the to-go blender jug on the device and finely purée the contents for about 60 seconds.

3. When finished, simply replace the blade unit with the leak-proof drinking lid and enjoy your smoothie.

Top tip: Those who want the drink in a more authentic Indian style can also add a few drops of rose water and a pinch of turmeric.

Spicy Vitamin Booster

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 800 ml

Ingredients

5-6 carrots
1 ½ apples
2 oranges
1 mango
2 cm ginger

Steps

1. Wash everything and cut into pieces.

2. Assemble the VitaExtract slow juicer with the fine filter.

3. Slide the adjusting lever for fruit pulp to the right for juice with a lot of pulp. For juice with less fruit pulp, slide the lever towards the center.

4. Place the juice container under the juice outlet and the pulp container under the pulp outlet.

5. Turn on the machine. Slowly add vegetables / fruits into the juicer.

6. When using hard or high fibre ingredients, please remove to finish the squeezing process with watery ingredients, e.g. oranges.

Fresh Detox

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 800 ml

Ingredients

2 green apples
1 ½ cucumber
1 bunch basil
4 stalks celery

Steps

1. Wash everything and cut into pieces.

2. Assemble the VitaExtract slow juicer with the fine filter.

3. Slide the adjusting lever for fruit pulp to the right for juice with a lot of pulp. For juice with less fruit pulp, slide the lever towards the center.

4. Place the juice container under the juice outlet and the pulp container under the pulp outlet.

5. Turn on the machine. Slowly add vegetables / fruits into the juicer.

6. When using hard or high fibre ingredients, please remove to finish the squeezing process with watery ingredients, e.g. oranges.

Sweet Energy Drink

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 800 ml

Ingredients

1 pineapple
400 g blue grapes
5 apricots

Steps

1. Wash everything and cut into pieces.

2. Assemble the VitaExtract slow juicer with the fine filter.

3. Slide the adjusting lever for fruit pulp to the right for juice with a lot of pulp. For juice with less fruit pulp, slide the lever towards the center.

4. Place the juice container under the juice outlet and the pulp container under the pulp outlet.

5. Turn on the machine. Slowly add vegetables / fruits into the juicer.

6. When using hard or high fibre ingredients, please remove to finish the squeezing process with watery ingredients, e.g. oranges.

Lemon Herb Shot

Easy ∣ 4 servings ∣ 400 ml

Ingredients

1 bunch of lemon balm
2 stalks lemon grass
20 g ginger root
½ lime
1 apple (approx. 175 g)
250 ml coconut water

Steps

1. Wash the lemon balm and cut through twice with the stems. Halve the lemon grass lengthwise, cut crossways into 2-cm-long pieces. Wash the ginger and cut into slices. Wash the lime under hot water. Zest green lime peel, scrape out white peel with a knife and cut the lime into large pieces. Wash the apple and cut it into eighths.

2. Insert the coarse filter into the VitaExtract Slow Juicer and close the appliance. Position the lever to the right. Put the juice and pulp containers under the respective spouts. Close the juice cap and start the appliance.

3. First add the ginger, lemon balm, lemon grass, lime and apple little by little into the funnel. Only add the lime peel and coconut water afterwards. Once the level of the juice in the chamber stops rising, let the appliance run a bit longer, then open the juice cap and let the Lemon Herb Shot flow into the juice container.

Top tip: This lemon herb infusion is a refreshing and energizing drink, whether served on its own, over ice, or mixed with mineral water as a spritzer. It's also excellent for cooking, such as deglazing an Asian stir fry.

Raspberry Tales

Easy ∣ 6 servings ∣ 1200 ml

Ingredients

1400 g raspberries
1 lemon
500 g jam sugar for a sugar-fruit ratio of 1:2

Steps

1. Only rinse the raspberries if necessary and be very gentle. Peel the lemon and cut into pieces.

2. Assemble the machine with the fine filter.

3. Turn the lever to center position.

4. Juice the ingredients.

5. Measure 1000 ml of juice. Mix the juice and the sugar in a large pot, bring it to the boil, stirring almost constantly with a wooden kitchen spoon. Boil for 4 minutes on a high heat (or as indicated on the packaging). Check whether the raspberry jam will set by holding the spoon up: When the last drop of jam settles on the spoon rather than falling, the jam is ready.

6. Pour into clean jars and close immediately.

Top tip: Using your VitaExtract slow juicer is the easiest way to separate raspberry seeds from the pulp, resulting in a smooth and aromatic jam. Use preserving sugar with a 1:2 sugar-to-fruit ratio. It's typically free of unwanted additives and allows for low-sugar jam.