I used to make this apple kale juice all the time when I first got my Blendtec. It's very tangy and refreshing. I hear a lot of people say they don't like these types of "whole juices" because of the texture. I actually really enjoy the texture. It reminds me of the pulp in orange juice.
As I said, I made this with a Blendtec but I'm sure a Vitamix or even one of those scary looking Ninja Blenders would probably work. I really don't know about a standard blender but you might be able to run the ingredients through a food processor first then transfer to a standard blender to get it to work.
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Green apple kale juice made using the whole food rather than extracting the juice. This can quickly be made in a Blendtec or Vitamix.
Ingredients
- ¾ C water
- 1 green apple, cored and sliced
- 2 stalks of kale, torn
- 1 Tbsp pure lemon juice (or juice from ½ lemon)
- ¼-½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Pour ¾ C water into your blender. Add lemon juice and ginger then add apple, kale, and ice in that order.
- If using a Blendtec, use the “whole juice” selection. Otherwise, blend until smooth.
- Serve over ice.
Notes
I realize I had you add ice and then serve it over more ice. The friction from the blender tends to make the juice really warm up so the blended ice helps keep the temperature down while adding just the right amount of liquid.
I drink something like this 3 or 4 times a week. Good carbs early in the am is fine. Just not late at nite...