Here are some great, starter raw juice recipes you can try as you begin your juicing journey:
1. Cucumber and Apple Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 whole large cucumber
- 1 large apple
- 1 bunch of fennel
This is a very light and refreshing juice that will be loved by most people. Once you get used to it, you can start adding lettuce, spinach, kale, or any other greens.
2. Beetroot, Spinach, Celery and Carrot Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 whole beetroot
- 1 medium carrot
- 3 celery sticks
- 1 handful of spinach leaves
- 1 slice ginger
This is a great beginner juice, as you have the sweetness from both the carrot and beetroot. But at the same time you’re getting plenty of greens, and also a nice kick from the ginger.
3. Green Juice
Ingredients:
- ½ cup parsley
- 3 cups spinach
- ½ lemon
- 2 medium pears
- 6 stalks of celery
This is a healthy green juice that is packed with bone-supporting vitamin K. The celery and parsley combine to promote death of cancerous cells.
4. Blueberry Cabbage Juice
Ingredients:
- ¼ medium red cabbage
- 1 large cucumber
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 large apple
Enjoy a healthy mixture of blueberries and red cabbage that has a pretty purple color with some flavor boost from apples and cucumber. Both the purple goodies are packed with anthocyanins, which are antioxidants that help keep memory sharp.
5. Strawberry Cucumber Juice
Ingredients:
- Ingredients:
- 6 strawberries
- 1 large cucumber
- 1 large red apple
- 2 medium carrots
Here’s a refreshing juice made of strawberry and cucumber with added veggie goodness of carrots. Strawberries are wonderful fruits to add to your diet as they are the third-best source of polyphenols, which is an antioxidant that can help reduce risk of cancer and heart disease.
6. Tomatoes and Veggies Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 cup romaine hearts
- ¼ cup chives
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 large red bell pepper
- ¼ jalapeno without seeds
- 2 stalks of celery
- 1 medium carrot
This juice contains yummy components of a green salad like romaine lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, celery and bell peppers. This concoction can help double your veggie intake easily.
7. Spinach Apple Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups spinach
- 2 green apples
- ½ grapefruit
- 1 slice ginger
- 2 stalks of celery
Spinach and apples are both green nutrient superpowers from both food groups. This juice is loaded with vitamins A, C, K and calcium.
8. Green Watercress Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 green apple
- 2 cups watercress
- 1 stalk of celery
Watercress is a flavorful leafy greens and a cup of it only contains 4 calories, but it packs 106% of daily vitamin K needs. Make it taste more interesting with apples and celery.
9. Creamy Avocado Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 avocado
- 1 apple
- 3 celery sticks
- ½ cucumber
- 1 handful of spinach leaves
Avocado can’t be juiced, but it can be blended. You have to juice all ingredients in the juicer together, except for the avocado. Then, add the juice and the avocado to the blender and you can get a juice with a creamy consistency. It’s a bit more extra work but it’s worth it. With this juice, you can get some leafy goodness, plus healthy fats from the avocado. This juice is great for rejuvenating your skin.
10. Ginger Beet Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 medium orange
- 3 kale leaves
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 large beet
- 1 medium apple
- 1 slice of ginger
Pack in the veggie goodness with kale, beets and carrots, and sweeten it with an apple and orange. This juice can help increase your stamina by boosting blood flow.
11. Carrot, Orange and Apple Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 medium yellow tomato
- 1 medium orange
- 1 medium apple
- 4 large carrots
Want to love carrot juice? Mix it with orange and apples and you’ll enjoy it. This is a vibrant orange-colored juice that packs immune-boosting vitamins A and C.
12. Kiddie Green Juice
Ingredients:
- 3 granny smith apples
- 3-4 handfuls of spinach leaves
- 2 oranges
- 2 stalks of broccoli
Get your kids drinking green juice with this recipe. They may hate eating spinach and broccoli, but through this juice enhanced by apples and oranges, you can make those veggies taste yummy for them.
13. Tropical Green Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup of kale
- 1 handful of basil
- 1 cup pineapple
- 2 cups mango
This is a delicious juice with a tropical taste, but it contains kale that makes it very green. It’s a sweet green juice perfect for juicing beginners who are not yet fully fond of the greens.
Guide to Green Juicing
Before you start juicing, make sure you choose organic most of the time because they are pesticide-free. Prepare all fruits and vegetables and remove the inedible rinds from citrus, ginger and carrot skin, apple seeds and more. Then pop it in the juicer.
As you mix your produce in the juicer, know what to put first. Follow this general guide for green juicing:
1. Start with the base
Start with ingredients that have high water content, such as cucumber, celery, cabbage or romaine lettuce.
2. Add more greens
Leafy greens add more nutrients to your juice. Mix in some kale, collard greens, spinach, Swiss chards and leafy herbs like parsley, mint, cilantro and the like. However, these are only great to add if you use slow juicers, because fast centrifugal juicers can’t juice them just right.
3. Add more veggies
Add some more veggies that are filling and are naturally sweet like carrots, sweet potatoes, beets and butternut squash.
4. Add fruits as sweeteners
No need to add sugars in a green juice, you just need some fruits. It’s best to just add a small amount of fruits like apples, pineapples, grapefruit, lemon, oranges and watermelon.
5. Add extras
To make your juice even better, you can add some natural flavorings like ginger, turmeric, garlic and even aloe vera.