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Celery juice has been having a moment in recent years, but if you’ve ever tried drinking it plain, it’s usually not very palatable. After months of experimenting with it, I’ve learned what makes celery juice taste bad (two things can affect it) and a few ingredients that make it taste even better.
I’ll share both of these tips below, so you can enjoy a delicious celery juice on your first try.
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Celery Juice Ingredients
- Celery. Shop for celery bunches that look light green with thick pieces. Thin, darker green celery ribs will taste more bitter.
- Cucumber. Adding this to celery juice helps dilute the flavor and add extra hydration.
- Green Apple. This variety of apple is less sweet, but it helps mask the celery flavor.
- Lemon. Just half of a lemon will help add a bright, tart taste to celery juice.
- Ginger. Adds a slightly spicy kick. If you’re new to juicing ginger, start with a very small amount because it can taste more potent than you might expect.
How to Juice Celery
Step 1:
Start by cutting the produce into pieces that will fit into the juicer. Celery and cucumber should already fit, unless you’re using a masticating juicer with a very narrow chute. (Cucumber can be sliced into quarters lengthwise, like a pickle spear, if needed.)
The apple will need to have two sides cut off to fit into an average juicing chute, unless it’s very small.
Important Note: Remove the leaves from the celery pieces. The leaves will make your juice taste bitter if you leave them on!
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Step 2:
If your juicer has two speeds, start with the low speed. Run the celery and cucumber through the juicer, using the tamper to press them all the way down into the juicer.
Then switch the speed to high and add the apple, ginger, and lemon. I like to add them in that order, so the ginger is sandwiched between the apple and lemon and won’t fly around the chute.
As soon as everything has been juiced, it’s ready to be poured into a glass. You can enjoy it right away!
Celery Juice Side Effects
Whether you start with my recipe below or dive headfirst into drinking plain celery juice in the morning, here are some side effects that I’ve experienced myself.
- A dancing stomach. I’ve heard that celery juice can boost digestion by increasing the hydrochloric acid in your stomach. I can only guess that’s why my stomach felt like I had a baby kicking me in my intestines for the first week or two of drinking celery juice. (If you’ve ever been pregnant before, it literally felt like a baby kick!)
- A laxative effect. If you tend to be constipated, I would think this might help. Salt water is considered a laxative, and since celery is loaded with natural salts and very hydrating, I can only assume that’s why it had an almost-immediate laxative effect for me after drinking it.
Other than that, the other side effects I experienced were all positive —I felt less bloated and had fewer cravings for sweets. I hope you’ll try this juice recipe soon, and let me know how it makes you feel.
How to Make Celery Juice (that tastes good!)
Ingredients
- 1 bunch celery
- 1 small cucumber
- 1 green apple
- ½ lemon (no need to peel)
- 1 inch knob of ginger
Instructions
- If your juicer has a "high" and "low" setting, run the celery and cucumber through first on the low speed setting.
- Then switch the juicer to high speed and run the apple, lemon, and ginger through the juicer. I like to sandwich the piece of ginger between the apple and the lemon so that it won't fly around the juicing chute.
- Pour the juice into a glass and enjoy it right away. Or, save it in an airtight mason jar for up to 24 hours in the fridge.
Notes
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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.
Great recipe! I found it tasted better after I chilled it.
Why is the carb count so high? I do keto and celery, cucumber, lemon, are normally safe for keto, with few carbs…do the apple and ginger add that many carbs! Still going to try it, just thought someone might know the reason it’s so high in carbs!
553 mg. Of potassium? Is this healthy for a 64 year old female who is in relatively good health?
An entire bunch of celery? How many servings does this make? Also, are the apple and cucumber peeled?
I don’t peel the apple or cucumber. I would usually split this batch with my husband, so I would say it serves 1 to 2 people, depending on how much juice you want to consume.
I used my Magic Bullet and made the celery, ginger, green apple, and lemon juice recipe (didn’t have any cucumber). I made enough to drink 8 Oz for the next 3-4 days.
Does it HAVE to be a green apple? Can it be a Spartan or Ambrosia?
You can use any apple variety you like!
Is it lemon juice, or the entire lemon
I add the whole lemon into the juicer! Some people prefer to add just the juice at the end, though. Either way will work.
Can I make in cold press ninja ?
I also added spinach ( iron )
Do you have to use fresh ginger?
It’s really nice with fresh ginger! But you could add a pinch of powdered if you want to try.
You don’t say how much water.
You don’t need to add any water if you’re using a juicer. If you plan on using a blender, I’d start with a 1/2 cup of water to see if that’s enough to get things blending smoothly.
This is the best way to drink celery and ginger, which helped me get over pneumonia. It has a lot of healing properties!
I just tried the recipe. It made a lot of juice. Drank it on an empty stomach–I read that you get more of the benefits that way. It was not sweet at all but was tasty. I will update if I notice any immediate changes.
Can you substitute Celery with Zuchini??