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Homemade Beet Juice (in the blender)
This delicious, jewel-toned beet juice is easy to make at home, no juicer required.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 medium beet (scrubbed, trimmed, peeled and cut into wedges)
- 1 apple ( (any variety), core removed and cut into wedges)
- 1 inch piece of ginger (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 1 cup ice
- 1 cup water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp honey ( more to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Combine all ingredients in the jar of a high-powered blender such as a Vitamix. Blend until smooth (because of the density of the beet this may take awhile).
- 2
Test smoothie mixture for sweetness and add more honey if desired, blending again briefly to combine.
- 3
Serve immediately or store in a mason jar in the fridge for up to 3 days. Shake vigorously to recombine before serving.