Green Apple Juice with Ginger
This green apple juice with cucumber and ginger is the perfect refreshing drink, packed with nutrients!
Servings: 6 glasses
Ingredients
- 2 green apples, core removed and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 cup seedless cucumber, chopped
- 1 ounce fresh ginger root
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 1-2 tablespoon honey
- 2 cups filtered water
- Optional: juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a high-powered blender, on high, for 30 seconds. Taste and add more honey if desired.
- Strain the mixture through a nut milk bag (or a fine-mesh strainer) into a glass jar or measuring cup, squeezing the bag (or push the juice through the strainer with a spoon). Discard the pulp or save it to freeze for smoothies.
- Serve juice in glasses or mix with sparkling water for a mocktail. You can also freeze the juice in an ice cube tray and/or store any remaining juice in a glass bottle or mason jar in your fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Peeling ginger - I prefer to peel the ginger root for this recipe, but if you want to leave it on to make this recipe easier and faster, you can.
- Ice cubes - Pour the strained juice into a 2 tablespoon ice cube container (should make about 12 cubes) and freeze for 6-12 hours. Then serve with sparkling water, coconut water, or ginger ale.
- Green apples can be substituted with honeycrisp but the juice will be much sweeter and less tart. Honey can be substituted for maple syrup.
- This recipe fits an HYH migraine diet if you leave out the lemon juice. It is gluten free, dairy free, low sodium, and helpful for nausea or migraine days.
Nutrition
Serving: 4ounces | Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1455IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
