Easy Summer Green Juice

No juicer needed!

Juicing is a great way to get your greens. But not everyone has or wants to invest in a juicer, and store bought juice can be cost prohibitive and frankly, a waste of plastic.

I made this recipe for my friend Tom who swapped out his juicer for a NutriBullet to free up valuable NYC kitchen space.

I don't have a NutriBullet, so I made it in my regular blender... Adapting it to the smaller pulse blender required some tweaks that Tom voluntarily test-kitchened and remedied.

So here's Easy Summer Green Juice two ways!

Regular Blender Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cucumber

• 1 apple (any kind you like, I tend to use granny because I like things tart)

• Juice of 1/2 a lemon

• 2 handfuls spinach

• 1/2 C water

• a few ice cubes

Directions:

• Blend ingredients

• Serve as is if you like more of a smoothie texture, or put through mesh strainer if you like more of a juice texture

NutriBullet Version

Ingredients:

• 1 peeled apple

• 1/3 peeled cucumber

• handful of spinach

• half a lemon's juice

• water as needed

Directions:

• press the blend button

• Stick in the freezer to chill