Kale Ginger Smoothie (or Juice) with Lemon

Three glasses lined with cucumber and lemon slices with ice and juice.

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Kale Ginger Smoothie (or Juice) with Lemon

This not-sweet green juice (or smoothie) packs a nutritional punch with kale, cilantro, cucumbers, and lemon to leave you feeling like a million bucks!

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Breakfast, Drink

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Cassy Joy Garcia

Ingredients

Lemon Ginger Green Juice (makes 5 servings):

10 cups kale chopped and densely packed
2 cups cilantro chopped and packed
2 inches fresh ginger root peeled
5 lemons cut into quarters (not peeled)
6 cucumbers may substitute with 3 cups water

Lemon Ginger Green Smoothie (makes 1 serving):

1 cup kale chopped and densely packed
1/4 cup cilantro chopped and packed
1/4 inch fresh ginger root peeled
1 lemon cut into quarters (not peeled)
1 cucumber may substitute with 1-2 cups water

Instructions

Lemon Ginger Green Juice

Using your home juicer, put all the ingredients through, saving the cucumber for last as it will help wash out the machine.
Stir and drink right away or store in the refrigerator.

Lemon Ginger Green Smoothie

Using your home blender or NutriBullet, combine all the ingredients together and blend until smooth.
Drink right away!

Notes

Note 1: I like to just cut my lemons whole and put them in with the peel on. The bitters found in the peel are really beneficial, but feel free to peel them if you like.

Note 2: you can substitute the 6 cucumbers with filtered water. Just add the water to the rest of the juice and stir to combine.

Note 3: the juice will separate as it sits - this is normal! Just give it a stir before you pour a glass. It will last for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

Note 4: if it breaks your heart to throw away all the veggie pulp, put it in a freezer-safe plastic bag to save for making crackers in the future.

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