Watercress Pear and Cucumber Juice
Peppery watercress softened by sweet pear and cool cucumber. Watercress is one of the best green sources of vitamin K and calcium you can actually juice, and this is the glass I reach for when I want something savoury but still easy to drink. Ten minutes, two glasses.
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
Juice base
- 100 g watercress, thick stems trimmed about a standard supermarket bag
- 2 ripe pears, cored conference or williams; the riper the sweeter
- 1/2 cucumber no need to peel
- 1/2 lemon, peeled the pith is what makes it bitter
- 100 ml cold water only if using the blender method
Instructions
Juicer method
- Wash the watercress and shake it dry. Trim off any thick woody stems, the thin ones are fine to juice.
- Core the pears and peel the lemon half. The cucumber goes in as is.
- Feed the cucumber through the juicer first, then the pears, then the watercress. Packing the leaves in with the firmer fruit stops them spinning around and getting stuck.
- Stir, pour into two glasses and drink straight away. It separates as it sits, so give it a swirl if you put it down.
Blender method
- Prep everything the same way: watercress washed and trimmed, pears cored, lemon peeled.
- Tip everything into a high-speed blender with the cold water and blend on high for 60 seconds, until completely smooth.
- Pour through a nut milk bag or a fine-mesh sieve and squeeze out as much juice as you can.
- Taste and thin with a splash more water if it is thicker than you like. Serve over ice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1glassCalories: 85kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gSodium: 25mgPotassium: 280mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1000IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 50mg
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