Fresh Kiwi Juice with Apple and Cucumber
A quick and refreshing juice made with kiwi fruit.
Servings 3
Calories 109kcal
Ingredients
- 4 green kiwifruit, peeled or unpeeled (Note 2)
- 1 small granny smith apple, cored and roughly chopped
- 1 cup celery, roughly chopped
- 1 cup cucumber, roughly chopped
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 2 tsp mint, firmly packed
- 1 1/2 cups water
Instructions
- Roughly chop the fruits and vegetables (removing any hard tops/end).
- Add the fruit, cucumber and other vegetables, mint and water to a blender and blitz for 2-3 minutes or until smooth. You may need to blitz the juice in two goes if your blender is small like mine (if so, just mix them together in a bowl once you're done blending). Or, if using a stick/immersion blender, add the fruit and vegetables to a bowl and blend together until smooth (Note 3). Pour in the water and stir to mix.
- Pour the blended apple kiwi cucumber juice into a glass bottle or jar and store it in the fridge until ready to drink (Note 4). If you find the juice a bit too thick to your liking, add more water until you reach your desired consistency. Serve this kiwi drink cold so that it is super refreshing!
Notes
- Health benefits - Details regarding the health benefits of this kiwi juice and it's ingredients are in the post above.
- Kiwifruit - I used green, as I prefer them over gold varieties. You will get more nutrition by including the peel in your juice, but this is up to your personal preferences. If you experience or have previously experienced prickly, itchy or tingling feelings around the mouth, lips, tongue and throat after eating either kiwifruit/kiwi skin, please do not drink this juice as this could be a mild allergy.
- Straining - I do not recommending straining the juice, as this will remove a lot of the pulp which contains dietary fibre. This means you’ll miss out on all of the associated nutritional benefits from that fibre.
- Juice - The pulp and liquid of the kiwi juice will separate when left in the fridge, just give it a stir/shake before drinking.
- Storage - 3-4 days in a glass bottle/mason jar in the fridge. You can also freeze this juice in an ice cube tray or freezer safe container.
- Nutrition - Calculated per serve, assuming 3 serves.
Nutrition
Serving: 361ml | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 509mg | Fiber: 5.4g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1320IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg