Green Cleansing Juice with Celery, Apple, and Lemon

I started making this juice on a backpacking trip through Colorado last fall. We’d been eating trail mix and dehydrated meals for three days, and when we hit a small town farmers market, I found the most beautiful celery and apples. I bought everything I could carry, borrowed a blender from our Airbnb host, and that first sip felt like my entire body said “thank you.” Now it’s my Monday morning reset — the thing that brings me back to baseline no matter what the weekend looked like.

aka The Monday Morning Reset

Ingredients

• 6 large celery stalks, washed and roughly chopped
• 2 medium green apples (Granny Smith), cored and quartered — skin on
• 1 English cucumber, roughly chopped (unpeeled)
• 1 large lemon, peeled and seeded
• 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled
• 1 small handful fresh parsley or mint (about ¼ cup packed)
• ½ cup cold filtered water (blender method only)
• Ice for serving

Instructions

Juicer Method

1. Prep your produce: Wash everything thoroughly. Chop to fit your juicer’s feed chute. Peel lemon and ginger.
2. Juice in order: Feed through juicer: celery first, then cucumber, apples, lemon, ginger, herbs last. High-water vegetables first push everything through efficiently.
3. Stir and serve: Give a good stir to combine. Pour over ice and drink immediately.

Blender Method (No Juicer Needed)

1. Blend: Add all ingredients plus ½ cup cold water to a high-speed blender. Blend on high 60–90 seconds until smooth.
2. Strain: Pour through a fine-mesh strainer or nut milk bag. Press firmly to extract all liquid.
3. Serve: Pour over ice and enjoy immediately.

Tips

• Drink it fresh: Green juice oxidizes quickly. Drink within 20 minutes or store in an airtight glass jar up to 24 hours.
• Adjust sweetness: Too tart? Add another half apple. More cleansing? Add an extra celery stalk.
• Warm it up: Add a pinch of cayenne for an extra metabolism kick.
• Best on empty stomach: Enjoy 20–30 minutes before eating for maximum absorption.
• Save the pulp: Blend into smoothies, stir into oatmeal, or add to veggie broth.