HEALTHY GREEN JUICE RECIPE

Healthy Green Juice

"Great healthy drink for detoxing after the holidays or whenever you have overdone it. Worth it to buy the organic celery, even if you buy conventional for everything else. Adjust fruit and veggie amounts to suit your personal taste. More apple equals a sweeter drink. Store any extra in a glass jar in the fridge for up to a day. Shake before drinking."

• GREEN JUICE

  

  yield: ABOUT 4 SERVINGS

   

  prep time: 10 MIN

  INGREDIENTS:            1 1/2 cups water

  2 cups kale

  2 green apples, cored

  1/2 cup parsley leaves

  1 medium cucumber, quartered

  2 celery stalks, roughly chopped

  1 (1-inch) piece of ginger, peeled

  2 Tablespoons lemon juice

  
  

  Equipment: blender; fine mesh sieve (optional)

  DIRECTIONS:

  Add all of the ingredients into the blender jug in the order in which they are listed. Blend the ingredients on the highest level setting, such as "liquefy," until the juice is well-blended. (It will be the consistency of a smoothie.)

  If you want to enjoy the pulp with your juice, pour the mixture into glasses and serve. If you prefer a thinner consistency, pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, and using a spatula, press the pulp into the sieve to extract as much liquid as possible. Pour the strained juice into glasses and serve.

  Notes:

  I prefer my juice to be pulp-free, so to take it one step further, I like to strain the mixture through cheesecloth and wring out as much liquid as possible. Opt for whatever consistency you prefer, but of course there are additional hearty nutrients in all that pulp.