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Jugo Verde (Mexican Green Juice)
Jugo Verde is ideal for everyone, delicious, easy and ready in less than 10 minutes. This green juice is the perfect way to start the day with a lot of energy and nutrients.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 green apple (red works too) with skin. (rinsed and chopped. )
- 1 large celery stick (chopped.)
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 cup cucumber with skin on. (rinsed and chopped. )
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- the juice of ½ lime
- 2 cups water
- Optional garnish with lime slices, pineapple or mint.
- Optional: sweeten with favorite sweetener.
Instructions
- 1
First rinse and chop the fruit and vegetables into small pieces.
- 2
In a blender, add the apple, celery, pineapple, cucumber, mints, lime juice and water.
- 3
Blend until you reach a smoothie consistency. About 1 minute.
- 4
Serve over ice and sweeten to taste (optional).