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If you’re looking for a beet juice recipe you’ll crave, you’re in the right place. I’ll walk you through the juicing process step by step, so you’ll get delicious results on your first try.
Once you taste this combination of tangy lemon, sweet carrots, and a hint of spicy ginger, you may find yourself actually craving beets. (Which is a good thing—check out the potential health benefits below!)
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“First time ever drinking beets! I was afraid to try beet juice because I don’t generally eat beets. Surprisingly delicious recipe. I will make more.” – Jennifer
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Beets. Use fresh, raw beets for this recipe. While beet greens can be juiced as well, I usually save them for a different juicing recipe because they taste more bitter.
- Carrots. This root vegetable is naturally sweet and produces quite a bit of juice (more than an orange if you’ve ever compared). The flavor pairs well with beets and adds sweetness.
- Apple. I like to use a green apple for a tart, lightly sweet flavor. If you need a lower-sugar juice, you can omit this, since the carrots and beets are lightly sweet already.
- Cucumber. This helps with hydration and dilutes the earthy beet taste.
- Lemon. You’ll only need half of a lemon for a tangy flavor. There’s no need to peel it before running it through the juicer.
- Ginger. Fresh ginger can be quite potent, so start small if you’re not used to it. I like to add a whole inch to my juice, but half of that could be plenty for a beginner.
How to Make Beet Juice
Step 1:
Cut the produce into chunks that will fit through the chute of your juicer. In my case, that means I need to cut two sides off the apple (because it was too wide), and I cut the beet into quarters because it was quite large.
I also remove the tops from the carrots, and slice the lemon in half. What you see on my cutting board below is how everything looks when I add it to the juicing chute.
Step 2:
If your juicer has two speeds, set it to “low” and run the cucumber through it. Use the tamper that comes with the machine to press it all the way down to the juicing blades.
Set the speed to “high” and juice the beet, carrots, apple, lemon, and ginger. I recommend sandwiching the ginger piece between the chunks of apple, so it won’t fly around the chute as you try to juice it.
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Serving Tips
Once all the produce has been juiced, you can pour it into a glass and serve it immediately.
Foam Note: I’ve learned through many years of juicing experience that sweet juices will develop a foam on top. Your juicer’s pitcher design will likely catch the foam as you pour it into the glass, so you might see that remaining in the pitcher after pouring. I don’t find the foam flavor very appealing, so I try to avoid it when possible.
Wondering What to Do with Juice Pulp?
After you juice fruits and vegetables, your juicer will collect the leftover pulp in another bin. You can discard this pulp in your compost bin, if you have one, or you can use it in another recipe like my Juice Pulp Meatballs or Juice Pulp Burgers.
Note: If you plan on using your juice pulp for a recipe, like the ones mentioned above, I would juice the carrots and beets first, then save that pulp before adding the lemon, ginger, or apple.
Those other ingredients can negatively affect the flavor of a savory recipe. If you plan on making a sweet recipe (like adding the pulp to a muffin recipe), you can include the apple pulp, if you’d like to, but in that case, I’d probably omit the beet pulp, as it’s overpowering in flavor for most sweet recipes.
Ingredients
- 1 large raw beet
- 3 large carrots
- 1 inch fresh ginger
- 1 medium apple
- ½ lemon
- 1 English cucumber
Instructions
- Wash and dry the produce, then cut any pieces that aren't small enough to fit through the chute of your juicer. There's no need to remove any peels or skin from the produce. (The juicer will do that for you!)
- Turn your juicer on and run all of the produce through the chute, using the tamper to press it towards the blades. If your juicer has two speed options, juice the hard produce, like beets, apples, and carrots, on "high" speed, and softer produce, like the cucumber, on "low" speed. It's best to sandwich the ginger and lemon between the apple chunks, so the smaller pieces won't fly around the chute.
- Enjoy the juice right away. Discard the pulp, or save it for another recipe as mentioned in this post. Fresh juice is best within 30 minutes of making it, but if you need to store any leftovers, fill up an airtight jar all the way up to the top, and then secure the lid, to make sure there's as little air as possible in the container. Store it for up to 24 hours in the fridge.
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If you try this recipe, please leave a comment and star rating below to let me know how you like it.
I just brought my 30 year old juicer out of retirement. I’m so glad I tried your lovely recipe. It’s delicious.
I love this recipe, thank you for sharing
This beet juice is absolutely perfect. I’m NOT a fan of beet juice at all!! But, this actually taste amazing! I did make an extra large batch and froze in my juice bottles I got off Amazon. Thank you for the recipe!
This was great, just made this tonight in my Breville juicer after I picked up my CSA. I get so many beets in my CSA every summer I struggle to use them all, and this year I have SO MANY cucumbers, so this combo was perfect. Love the zippy ginger.
I love beet juice. I buy beets in the fall when on sale. Put them thru the juicer and freeze the juice. I take some out add equal amount of apple juice and drink that about 3 times a week. I am going to add carrots, cukes, and lemon like you suggest. I hope freezing the juice does not deterriate it in any way. Would like to hear from you. .
That sounds delicious! As far as I know, I think frozen juice would have a similar nutritional profile as fresh.
How do you get your beet juice to freeze? Or is there a better way to store once frozen? Mine is always very sticky after freezing 24hrs 🙁
The recipe was easy to follow and this will be my new go to juice. Thank you!
I don’t make juice often, but when I do this is it. It’s so good and refreshing. I love it.
Love your step by step photos of the beet juice! I made it this morning, and I’m already feeling the results, if you know what I mean. 😉
I’ve read that beets are super good for you and have so many benefits. But it’s hard to find recipes for them, without just eating them straight from the can, like I was doing. Thanks for this!
Is there a way to make this by using a food processor, ninja or other blender?
Yes, I mention using a blender in this post! You’ll just have to strain out the pulp after blending to make a juice.