Green Juice Recipe for Beginners

4.75 from 8 votes

Green Juice Recipe for Beginners

If you're new to green juice, this is the recipe for you. It's smooth, well-balanced, and easy-drinking, but still low on sugar and high in nutrients. Plus, it makes a relatively small single serving. You can use either a centrifugal or masticating juicer for this recipe.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Fresh Juices

Cuisine: American

Keyword: green juice recipe for beginners, green juice recipes for beginners

Servings:

Calories: 125kcal

Author: Carolyn Gratzer Cope

Ingredients

1 handful flat-leaf parsley about 1 ounce/(30 grams) , including stems
1 3- inch piece cucumber about 3.5 ounces/100 grams, including skin
½ lemon peel and white pith removed
1 small green apple about 5 ounces/142 grams, cored and quartered
¼ large fennel bulb about 5 ounces/150 grams, including stems and fronds
3 large ribs celery about 5 ounces/150 grams, including leaves

Instructions

Juice all ingredients in the order listed to maximize yield.
If you like, strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any remaining pulp. (I usually do this.)
Pour into a glass and serve.

Notes

Some juicers can handle very large pieces of fruit and vegetables. Others need you to cut produce into smaller pieces before feeding it through. For ingredients with long stems or fibers like parsley, it's a good idea to cut them into a few shorter segments. Follow the instructions and guidelines on your individual juicer.
Juicing the ingredients in the order listed helps you get the most juice out of them. Leafy greens like parsley sometimes need to be encouraged through the juicer by following them with sturdy ingredients. And there's nothing better than celery to flush out a juicer at the end of its run.
Feel free to use this recipe as a basic formula and add or substitute other ingredients as you learn your personal preferences.
If you're using a centrifugal juicer, it's a good idea to serve your green juice right away. If using a masticating juicer, the nutrients will stay intact for a while longer — up to two or three days in the fridge. Either way, you can freeze green juice in a sealed container for up to three months. The flavors and texture will change a bit, but the nutrients content won't deteriorate too much.

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