Homemade Green Juice Recipe

A homemade green juice recipe using celery, cucumber, romaine lettuce, apples, lemons, and ginger.

If you are ready for a fresh start–and let’s face it, many of us are around this time of year–you may be on the lookout for a new green juice recipe. If so, you’re in for a treat: our fresh, bright Big Green Juice will tantalize your taste buds.

Green Juice: What to Know

Before we get to the nitty gritty of our Big Green Juice, you may have questions about green juice. Juicing vegetables has become quite popular in recent years, despite the fact that many people report “fearing” the look of green juice (we still can’t get over this 2014 YouGov survey).

Green Juice Through Your Day

Some people replace a meal with juice for a day or two; others pair a green juice with a fiber-rich breakfast. Because raw, green, leafy vegetables are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, green juices are a delicious way to add nutrition to your day. When you consume vegetables in juice form, these nutrients are more easily absorbed into the bloodstream.

Either way, drinking nutrient dense juice from raw vegetables and fruit is a refreshing treat.

Why Drink Green Juice?

The juice of raw green vegetables provides nutrients, and it also offers a way to receive enzymes, the specialized proteins that create life within your cells through a variety of chemical reactions.

Raw vegetables like celery, spinach, and kale are a great way to add more greens to your day.

Try our Kale-Pineapple-Lime Juice Recipe

Our Favorite Green Juice

There are so many variations on green juice, and we love trying them all! The only limit is the imagination (and perhaps palate preferences).

That said, PURE’s Big Green Juice is our go-to. Here’s what we love about each of its elements:

• Celery juice is refreshing and gentle. It is high in calcium, silicon, and vitamin K.
• Cucumber is mostly water, light and crisp, with a mild flavor that balances stronger greens.
• Apples contain natural antioxidants and add sweetness.
• Romaine Lettuce may not be high in fiber, but it is packed with calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and potassium.
• Ginger adds a warming, spicy kick.
• Lemons contain natural antioxidants and vitamin C, and add bright citrus flavor.

Big Green Juice Recipe

Big Green Juice Ingredients

• 2 bunches celery
• 3 cucumbers (English or other)
• 4-5 lemons
• 4 apples (we used green but choose your preferred variety)
• 3 bunches romanie lettuce
• 2 thumbs ginger

Yield: about 100 oz juice

Big Green Juice Directions

1. Wash and chop cucumbers, apples (leave skin on both), celery, and ginger. Slice lemons.
2. Group celery with cucumbers and apples with romaine, ginger, and lemon.
3. Balance strainer over large pitcher and place underneath grinder to catch excess juice.
4. Insert #12 grid.
5. Feed cucumbers and celery into the feed chute, using the pusher to help.
6. Take cucumber and celery mash from strainer and wrap in a PURE press cloth.
7. Press.
8. Combine excess juice with pressed juice and set aside.
9. Fold romaine lettuce to fit into the feed chute, and insert with pusher.
10. Grind directly into bowl (no strainer needed).
11. Alternate romaine and apple slices to keep grinder lubricated.
12. Grind ginger using pusher. After grinding, scrape ginger off of grid into the bowl with other mash.
13. Place sliced lemons on PURE press cloth.
14. Scoop romaine, apple, ginger mash on top of lemon slices and fold (you will need two or three press cloths to contain all the mash).
15. Place two press cloths on press plate and press. Once finished, place third press cloth on top of first two and press again.
16. Mix cucumber-celery juice with apple-romaine-lemon-ginger-juice.

Pro tip: Don’t miss a single drop! Wrap your press cloths on a cutting board that can catch excess juice from the mash as you wrap, and pour the excess juice into your large pitcher.

Bonus “Hard Greens” Green Juice Recipe

At PURE we love our green juice, and have made so many variations in our test kitchen. Here’s a bonus recipe for you to try in your juicer!

Ingredients:

• 4-6 leaves kale
• 3-4 cups spinach
• 1 bunch romaine lettuce
• 1 cucumber
• 1-2 apples
• 2 lemons
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 pineapple

Pro tip: for less sugar, prepare recipe above but omit pineapple.

Here’s what we love about this particular recipe:

• Kale is rich in vitamins A, C, and K and contains natural antioxidants.
• Cucumber is mostly water, light and crisp, with a mild flavor that balances stronger greens.
• Apples contain natural antioxidants and add sweetness.
• Lemons contain natural antioxidants and vitamin C, and add bright citrus flavor.
• Pomegranate is full of vitamin C and natural antioxidants.
• Pineapple adds natural sweetness and is a delicious source of natural antioxidants.
• Parsley is an all-star when it comes to healthy goodness! It is rich in vitamins and minerals such as potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin K.

When Should I Drink Green Juice?

You can drink green juice anytime for a quick boost of extra nourishment. It is a great addition after a run of less-than-ideal meals, too. Anytime you want something fresh and green, reach for a glass.

Remember, juice works best alongside a whole-foods based diet. Consider adding a regular juicing practice to your routine for a steady supply of fresh produce.

Nutrition Notes

celery: A single stalk of celery contains vitamin C, beta carotene, flavonoids, and at least 12 other kinds of antioxidant nutrients. Celery is also high in phytonutrients, and in calcium, silicon, and vitamin K.

cucumber: cucumbers, especially their nutrient-dense skin, offer antioxidants including flavonoids and tannins. Made up of mostly water, cucumbers can help meet hydration goals.

lemon: high in vitamin C and citric acid, lemons are a bright, tart addition to juices.

apples: nutrient dense and high in soluble fiber, apples are an excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants like vitamin E and polyphenols. Their high fiber and water content makes them filling.

romaine lettuce: romaine is packed with calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and potassium.

ginger: ginger contains gingerol, the compound behind its warming, peppery bite.

Sources

11 Proven Health Benefits of Ginger

6 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Lemons

5 Healthy Benefits of Adding Celery to Your Diet

7 Health Benefits of Eating Cucumbers

8 Impressive Health Benefits of Apples

Does Romaine Lettuce Have Any Nutritional Benefits?

Does Green Juice Have Benefits? All You Need to Know

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This article is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before changing your diet, especially if you have a health condition or take medication.