Cucumber Juice
Healthy hydrating cucumber recipes to refresh your meal planning right now!
Servings: 1
Equipment
- blender or food processor or box grater
Ingredients
- 2 large unwaxed cucumbers
- juice of 1/2 lemon or lime, optional
- pinch salt, optional
Instructions
- Wash the cucumbers thoroughly. Do not peel, leaving the skin on will retain more nutrients.
blender/food processor method
- Cut the cucumbers into chunks that will fit easily into your blender or juicer. Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve if desired.
juicer method
- Cut the cucumbers into chunks that will fit easily into your blender or juicer. Simply feed the cucumber chunks into the juicer.
grater method
- Grate the whole cucumbers and then wrap in cheesecloth or a thin kitchen cloth to squeeze out the juice. Use hard pressure to get all of the juice out. Discard the solids.
- Stir in the lemon or lime juice for a refreshing, tangy flavor. You can add a dash of salt if you like.
- Pour the cucumber juice into a glass and enjoy immediately or refrigerate for up to a day.
Notes
To make cucumber water (or cucumber aqua fresca) mix your cucumber juice with cold water in a 1:2 ratio of juice to water.
Nutrition
Calories: 67 kcal · Carbohydrates: 12 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 1 g · Saturated Fat: 0.1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01 g · Sodium: 11 mg · Potassium: 762 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 8 g · Vitamin A: 403 IU · Vitamin C: 18 mg · Calcium: 78 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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