Green morning juice
Fresh cucumber, apple, herb and bottle gourd juice. Makes 4 glasses
A refreshing green juice of cucumber, green apple, celery, spinach and bottle gourd (dudhi), lifted with parsley, basil and mint. It's light, clean-tasting and best drunk first thing in the morning, as soon as it's made. Taste a small piece of the bottle gourd first: if it tastes bitter, don't use it.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/2 doneStep 1: Wash 2 cucumbers, 2 green apples, 10 spinach leaves, 3 parsley sprigs, ¼ green capsicum, 3 celery sticks with leaves, 8 basil leaves, 8 mint leaves and 12 in bottle gourd (dudhi) and cut them into big chunks, removing the apple cores.
Step 2: Blend everything in a juicer (or in a blender, then sieve). Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 80 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does green morning juice take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of cucumbers?
- Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
- What can I use instead of green apples?
- Pears, same amount.
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