I love making green juice in the blender – this kale cider green juice is so simple with just 4 ingredients and one of my favorites!
In the midst of all the cookies and other Christmas treats, these glasses of kale cider green juice look pretty out of place. Trust me though, you’ll want recipes like this one in your back pocket when New Year’s comes around. 😉 The real reason I am posting about these today is that the recipe happened to be on page 54 of the book Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails by Eric Prum and Josh Williams.
This cocktail book was a gift from one of my college friends for our wedding. The photography in it is gorgeous and I had been dying to try one out! Plus, I happened to have some extra apple cider still in the fridge from this hot spiced wine recipe from last week. This recipe happens to be non-alcoholic, but you could easily add gin to this to make it a very tasty (and healthier!) cocktail.
The original recipe says to simply muddle the kale in your cocktail shaker with the other ingredients. However, I found it kind of annoying to muddle the kale so I juiced it by pureeing it in my blender and then straining it through cheesecloth. (For more step-by-step directions on making juice with your blender check out blender beet juice post.) I think I will make it that way every time!
I also used meyer lemons for this and loved their flavor. They are smaller and a tad sweeter than regular lemons. We had actually picked them up at Trader Joe’s earlier in the day on a whim and they just worked really well.
Kale Cider Juice
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup apple cider
- 2 large lacinato kale leaves
- 3 oz lemon juice fresh squeezed is best
- 6 slices fresh ginger root
Instructions
- Add all of your ingredients into a blender and puree. Pour into a cheesecloth and squeeze juice into a large bowl.
- Add ice to two glasses and divide juice between them. Serve immediately!
Nutrition
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Comments & Reviews
Sounds like way to end the day – with addition of gun :-).
This is perfect for a more refreshing start to a holiday morning! (or as a cleansing start after hah!). I love that it uses apple cider to keep it sweet, yet adds nutrition through the kale. Mmmm!
xo,
Sarah Grace
Gorgeous pics. Just shared on the ReDux FB page.
Thanks so much for sharing it Serena!