Tasty Cucumber Juice Recipe (Juicer or Blender)
This refreshing Cucumber Juice recipe is made with simple and nourishing ingredients. Make it quickly and easily in a juicer or a blender. This green cucumber juice has a light fruity flavor that is hydrating and delicious!
Cucumber juice is an incredibly refreshing beverage that you can make at any time of year.
Since cucumbers have such a high water content, this juice is ideal for a hot summer day to beat the summer heat. Try this easy cucumber juice recipe as a great way to hydrate whenever you’re feeling dehydrated.
This fresh juice also is great as a morning beverage since it’s light and full of nutrients.
Why You Need This Recipe
- Cucumbers are a healthy and mild-tasting vegetable and have numerous potential health benefits (see my related article on the Benefits of Cucumber Juice).
- You can make this simple juice in a juicer or a blender. I’ve included instructions for both methods. You can even use a food processor if you like.
- You only need several ingredients including cucumbers, green apple, lemon, fresh ginger, and mint. This is very similar to my Cucumber Apple Juice recipe for weight loss.
Key Ingredients
- Cucumbers: You can use any type including English cucumbers or Persian cucumbers. Cucumbers are on my list of the best vegetables to juice and are also on my list of the best juice ingredients for bloating. And, if you have too many cucumbers and can’t juice them all before they go bad, see my guide for how to freeze cucumbers.
- Lemon: Use a fresh lemon for this juice (as opposed to jarred lemon juice) to get the most vitamin C and fresh lemony flavor. You can also use lime juice.
- Ginger: This ingredient adds a bit of spicy kick to the juice. Look for ginger root at the grocery store.
- Mint: I adore adding fresh mint to cucumber juice; it adds a very nice flavor and is on my list of herbs to be juiced.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Substitutes
- Want to make pure cucumber juice? Try just juicing cucumbers with either lemon or lime for a bit of flavor.
- If you have carrots on hand, don’t miss my recipe for Carrot and Cucumber Juice.
- If you’re on a low calorie diet, leave out the apple juice as it has natural sugars.
- Want to add leafy greens? Try juicing a handful of baby spinach along with the fresh cucumber juice.
Recipe Steps Using Blender
Let me show you how easy it is to make this homemade cucumber juice using a blender. Keep scrolling for juicer instructions.
Step One: Wash and prep your veggies.
To make this cucumber juice in a high-powered blender, simply combine the ingredients in the pitcher of a high-speed blender, along with 1/4 cup of water. You can also use a food processor if you like.
Step Two: blend the ingredients until smooth.
Step Three: Blend and then strain the juice through a nut milk bag, a fine mesh strainer, or fine mesh sieve to get rid of the pulp (or save it and make green juice crackers).
Step Four: Serve your cucumber juice immediately or chill and serve.
Recipes Steps Using a Juicer
Step One
Wash and prep your veggies.
See the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact measurements.
Step Two
If using a juicer, feed the cucumbers through the juicing tube of a cold press juicer, masticating juicer, or centrifugal juicer.
Step Three
Serve your cucumber juice immediately or chill and serve. I like to pour it over ice cubes on hot summer days. It looks pretty served in a mason jar or pretty glasses with some fresh cucumber slices on the rim.
Green juices in general are best served right after they are made for the most nutritional benefits.
I hope you agree that this is one of the best green juice recipes you’ve tried! It’s incredibly simple and easy to add to your daily routine.
Recipe Tips
- You can use whatever type of whole cucumber you like including English or Persian. You also do not have to peel the cucumbers before juicing them.
- Store any leftover juice in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Recipe FAQs
You can use regular or hothouse cucumbers. There is a price difference between them. The hothouse are usually wrapped in plastic as their skin is softer and more easily damaged; they are also generally seedless. You can try a batch with each type and see which taste you prefer.
This is a personal decision, but because juicing uses the entirety of the vegetable (especially when using a blender vs a juicer!) you might want to go with organic. Whatever you choose, make sure and look for unblemished cucumbers or fruit and wash very well.
If you swapped out cucumber juice for sugar-sweetened beverages like soda, then there is a good chance that this low calorie cucumber juice recipe could help you lose weight. Read more about potential juice cleanse benefits.
Not necessarily! You will still get all the benefits of this healthy juice by drinking it with a meal. Some people prefer to drink juices with food to help prevent fluctuations in blood sugar. It can also be easier on the digestive system to drink juices with a meal.
More Vegetable Juice Recipes You Might Like
- Beet Juice
- Carrot Juice
- Celery Cucumber Green Juice
- Fennel Juice
- Radish Juice
- Green Vegetable Juice
- Lemon & Ginger Green Juice
- Celery Juice Recipe
Or, for more healthy juice recipes, see my entire index of anti-inflammatory juices. Or, see my list of healthy drinks made with cucumbers.
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Tasty Cucumber Juice (Juicer or Blender)
This refreshing Cucumber Juice recipe is made with simple and nourishing ingredients. Make it quickly and easily in a juicer or a blender. This green cucumber juice has a light fruity flavor that is hydrating and delicious!
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers (I used English cucumbers but you can use any type; see notes for peeling instructions)
- 2 green apples
- 1 lemon, peeled
- 1 one-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 4 mint leaves (optional, for added flavor)
- 1 cup water, if using a blender to make the juice (you don’t need the water if you are using a juicer)
Instructions
- Cut the cucumber and apples into large pieces that will fit through the feeding tube of a juicer. If you will be using a blender to make your juice, then cut your produce into smaller pieces than if you are using a juicer.
- If you are using a juicer, then run the vegetable and fruit pieces through the juicer. Collect the juice in a pitcher and serve immediately.
- If you are using a food processor or blender, add the cucumber, apple, lemon, ginger, mint, and water to the base. Blend or process on high for 20-30 seconds, or until the mixture is smooth.
- Then, pour the blended juice through a nut milk bag, squeezing it from the top down to drain the juice into a pitcher. Discard the collected pulp, or save it and use it for another purpose.
- Serve the juice immediately.
Notes
- You can easily double or triple this recipe for more servings.
- Fresh juice is best served right after it’s made. But, it can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- You can peel the cucumber if you want to, but you don’t have to. Some people find that the cucumber peel is difficult to digest.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Juicer
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 of recipe
- Calories: 21
- Sugar: 3.6 g
- Sodium: 10.1 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.5 g
- Fiber: 0.8 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
About the Author: Carrie Forrest has a master’s degree in public health with a specialty in nutrition and is studying to be a holistic nutritionist. She is a top wellness and food blogger with over 5 million annual visitors to her site. Carrie has an incredible story of recovery from chronic illness and is passionate about helping other women transform their health. Send her a message through her contact form.
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Note: this post is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for recommendations related to your individual situation.
Do you have any suggestions for how to use the pulp? I feel badly wasting.
Yes you can make crackers from the pulp! https://theglowandglowclub.com/green-juice-pulp-crackers-dehydrated/
How about using the pulp to make tzatziki sauce? With just the pulp you wouldn’t have to worry about squeezing the liquid out of the cucumber bits before adding to the yogurt. I wonder if the pulp would have enough flavor in it, though.
That is soooo smart! A great idea. It wouldn’t have as much flavor or liquid, but it’s a great option as opposed to throwing it out.
One of my staple summer drinks!
I am looking for low sugar juicer recipes