Balanced Green Juice

Green juice should taste as good as it makes you feel. This recipe strikes a pleasing chord with well-balanced sweet, tart, spicy, and hearty flavors.

Balanced Green Juice

Balanced Green Juice

Ingredients

1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh cucumber juice from about 1 medium cucumber
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) fresh kale juice from about 4 medium leaves kale
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon (2/3 ounce) fresh cilantro juice from about 1 packed cup cilantro leaves and stems
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh apple juice from about 1 large apple, cored and quartered
1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) fresh ginger juice from a about 1 1/2-inch piece ginger
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons (5/6 ounce) fresh lime juice from 1 to 2 limes, peeled
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh celery juice from about 3 medium celery stalks

Tropical Green Juice

Sweet, mellow, and oh so tropical-tasting. If you closed your eyes while drinking this juice, you just might be on a beach in Hawaii, where the palm trees are bright green and the juice is not.

Tropical Green Juice

Tropical Green Juice

Note: Juice the ingredients in the order listed for maximum yield. If your juicer has multiple speeds, juice the spinach, pineapple, and lime on a slower speed.

Ingredients

1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh pineapple juice from about 1/3 medium pineapple, peeled
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh spinach juice from about 8 ounces fresh spinach
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh mango juice from about 1 large mango, peeled and pitted
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) fresh lime juice from 1 to 2 limes, peeled