Pear Ginger Juice
I started making pear juice in September, when the fruit bowl fills up with soft Conference pears that are past their best for eating out of hand. Ginger gives it a warm, peppery edge and lemon stops it tasting flat, and the whole thing takes about ten minutes. It's the glass I reach for when my stomach feels off, and it keeps a couple of days in the fridge.
Equipment
- 1 Juicer masticating or centrifugal
- 1 High-speed blender for the blender method
- 1 Nut milk bag or fine-mesh sieve to strain the blender version
- 2 Airtight glass bottles for storing
- 1 Budget cold press juicer a great value alternative
- 1 Budget blender a great value alternative
Ingredients
ripe pears
fresh ginger
lemon
cold water
Instructions
Juicer method
- Wash the pears and quarter them, cutting out the stalks and the seeds. Ripe pear cores are soft enough to juice, but the seeds add a faint bitter note, so it's worth the extra minute.
- Scrub the ginger. If the skin is young and thin you can leave it on; if it looks thick or wrinkled, peel it and chop it into a few pieces that will feed through the chute.
- Feed the pears through the juicer with the ginger, alternating between the two so the ginger doesn't arrive all at once. The juice comes out pale gold with a fine foam on top.
- Stir in the lemon juice and taste. Some pear varieties are sweeter than others, so add a squeeze more lemon if it needs lifting. Pour into glasses over ice, or into a bottle and chill for an hour.
Blender method
- Quarter and core the pears the same way, then chop them into chunks small enough to sit below the blender blades.
- Add the pear chunks, the peeled ginger cut into coins, the lemon juice and the cold water. Blend on high for 45 to 60 seconds, until completely smooth.
- Pour through a nut milk bag or a fine-mesh sieve lined with muslin, squeezing the bag to get every last drop. You'll get a cloudier juice than the juicer version, with a little more fibre left in it.
- Chill and serve over ice. It separates as it sits, so give the bottle a shake before you pour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1glassCalories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 1gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin C: 12mg
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