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Innately sweet green juice

Although our systems are very good at detoxifying, there are many nutrients in this green detox juice that can help with general health and wellbeing. The parsley tastes fresh and the spinach is subtle in this green juice. The cucumber contributes nutrient-rich water, while the ginger and lemon give it some zing. We only add lemons and no more fruit because apples are naturally sweet. Should you find the juice too tart, you could want to run an additional apple or two carrots through the juicer. Start with a lesser quantity of ginger and work your way up if you're sensitive to its warming or spicy flavor.
Prep Time3 minutes
Total Time6 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • Two cups of tightly packed baby spinach leaves
  • A handful of parsley stalks and leaves
  • One medium green apple, core removed and washed
  • One large, washed, seedless cucumber (English or hothouse kind)
  • A fresh ginger slice, one inch long, thoroughly cleaned
  • One little lemon with the seeds taken out

Instructions

  • Slice the cucumber, ginger, and apple thinly enough for them to pass through the juicer.
  • Remove the lemon's yellow peel, leaving the lemon's flesh and most of the white pith behind. Slice, taking care to remove any seeds; set aside approximately half of the lemon.
  • Juice everything through the machine, starting with the greens and working your way down to the firmer cucumber, apple, and lemon.
  • Juice all the ingredients except the lemon that was set aside, then stir the mixture and check its tartness. If you think it can handle it, squeeze in the remaining lemon.
  • Should the juice be very sour, contemplate incorporating a few cleaned and peeled carrots or an additional cored apple.

Advice from Adam and Joanne

  • Plan ahead: Although you can prepare fresh vegetable juice a day or two ahead of time, it is best consumed shortly after juicing. Keep in sealed, glass containers. It ought to last a little while longer if you used a cold-pressed juicer.
  • The following dietary data are approximations.

Notes

NUTRITION PER SERVING Calories 66 / Carbohydrate 16 g / Total Sugars 9 g / Total Fat 1 g / Cholesterol 0 mg