Juice Recipe: Carrot, Swiss chard and cucumber
Juicing leafy greens is an intense endeavor. Low yield, long prep time, short shelf life. They don’t make it easy to drink them.
And the resulting product is equally extreme. Powerful flavors, superfood nutrition, energy, pure vitality supershots.
In this recipe, however, we tame the leafy greens exuberance by pairing them to the conventional.
By themselves, the rest of ingredients in this recipe are ordinary at best, but with this exotic infusion, this juice becomes exceptional.
This otherwise common juice recipe is hiding a supercharged shot of energy, flavor and nutrition by introducing a not commonly juiced ingredient.
The well-known flavors of carrot, cucumber apple and ginger work as a convenient backdrop to deliver the intense flavor, color and tones of the Swiss chard without diluting it.
The resulting juice is slightly dense with intense maroon color and peppery finishes.
Keeps well refrigerated. Drink cold.
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Make the remarkable incredible
Carrot
While carrot-only juice exists, the best use for this root is mixed with fruits, vegetables and leafy greens.
Cucumber
The most prolific ingredient in terms of juicing yield, this gherkin is a perfect base for most juices.
Chard
SwissA leafy green becoming more common in stores. With a strong earthy flavor and salty finish, this ingredient adds a unique flavor to any juice recipe.
Apple
Pink LadyWith a well balanced sweetness and firmer consistency, Pink Lady are the best apples for fruity juices.
Ginger
RootIn the right amount, this ingredient balances bitterness or sweetness perfectly in any juice recipe.
Steps to optimize juice yield
Carrot, cucumber and apple
As usual, clean, cut into wedges (apple) and sticks.
Chard
Remove woody ends but do not remove stems. Cut strips diagonal to the stem.
Juice
Start with half the carrots, half the chard. Continue with the cucumber and apple, add the rest of the chard and then the ginger. Finish the rest of the carrots.