Fresh Ginger Green Juice

I’m so excited to share with you how I’ve been making green juices at home! Oh, and I don’t use a juicer, so you don’t need one either! This Fresh Ginger Green Juice is my favorite lately, and I know it will be yours too! 

Green juices are so nutrient dense and refreshing, but buying them is SO expensive. You can rack up quite the bill at the juice bar. For that same price, you can buy bundles of produce and make so many more juices at home.

I don’t own a juicer! Here is the key. And, I pretty much refuse to own a juicer. I have so many specialty appliances that I can’t possibly fit one more into my house. Plus, with avoiding my food processor because of the plentiful pieces you have to clean when you use it, a juicer falls in the same mindset category for me.

So, here’s how I make juices quite simply at home: in my blender*!
With the help of a strainer, you can turn a weird, somewhat unappealing mixture of fruits and veggies into a clear, refreshing juice. Just use a spatula to help press the juice through the pulp.

A lot of people save the pulp. They like to make veggie crackers out of it or bake it into zucchini bread. Good for them. I’m not one of those people. Frankly, I’m a garbage disposal kind of gal. I just can’t save one more thing.

My Fresh Ginger Green Juice is my favorite combination lately, and I’ve been drinking it every single morning. It has a light flavor, reminds me of Springtime, and has wonderful digestive aides in it. Ginger and lemon are stomach-soothing, apple is crisp and bright, and the cucumber and spinach give it such a lovely hue. I’ve even added yellow bell pepper and parsley, some mornings.

I’ll explain why I added water, because I know you’re going to ask. When I buy a green juice, I typically pour ½ of it into a glass, fill the glass with water and ice, and end up with 2 glasses. I’m just bypassing that process here. Plus, when you make it in a blender, you need liquid to get it going. Where most green juices are filled the rest of the way with apple juice, filling it with water helps cut down the sugar but keep all of the benefits.

I love sipping this juice right after breakfast to really get my day started on a good foot. Last Friday I sipped it throughout my yoga class, because it was refreshing, but not too powerful tasting, which can be off-putting during exercise.