Crisp, clean, and refreshing sounds like an iced tea commercial, but I'm talking about cucumber celery juice. If you love green juice, this simple recipe is a terrific one to add to your juicing routine. It's hydrating and packed with vitamins, minerals, and naturally occurring electrolytes from fresh vegetables. Get more greens into your day with this bright, refreshing celery cucumber juice.
This cucumber celery juice is more than refreshing. Celery, cucumber, lemon, and fennel are naturally rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants, making this a bright, vegetable-forward juice with anti-inflammatory benefits. It's light, crisp, and a beautiful way to add more fresh produce to your day.
Recipe
Cucumber Celery Juice Recipe Snapshot
- Immune-supporting nutrients - Made with vegetables rich in vitamins C, A, and K, plus minerals such as potassium and calcium.
- Easy-to-find ingredients - Celery, cucumber, lemon, and fennel are available year-round in most grocery stores.
- More greens, made easy - A simple and refreshing way to enjoy the benefits of fresh green vegetables.
Ingredients You'll Need
Plain celery juice is pretty bitter for most people, but a juice blend like this with celery and cucumber tastes wonderful.
- Cucumber - For juicing, use almost any variety of dark green cucumber. English cucumbers (also called hothouse, seedless, and burpless cucumbers), flavorful little Persian cucumbers, or regular field and American cucumbers all work - and use the peel too!
- Celery - Choose fresh, crisp celery with no browning. Celery heads vary in size by season, so the amount you need may vary.
- Lemon - Meyer lemons are lovely if you have them, but regular lemons work perfectly. The juice and rind add a bright lift of flavor.
- Apple - A tart green apple, such as Granny Smith, is best for juicing because it adds flavor without too much sweetness.
- Fennel - Fennel is terrific in green juice. Its light licorice flavor becomes subtle and fresh when juiced, and you can use the bulb, stalks, and fronds. Fennel also contains anethole, a phytonutrient studied for anti-inflammatory benefits.
Please see the recipe card for measurements.
And for the best juice, be sure to buy organic produce, especially organic celery and organic cucumbers as they are often on the EWG's Dirty Dozen List, a great list to use when shopping.
Chef's Tip: Leave Some Lemon Peel On
If using Meyer lemons or thin-skinned organic lemons, leave some of the peel on when juicing. Lemon peel contains aromatic citrus oils, including d-limonene, the compound that gives citrus its bright fragrance. It adds fresh flavor and is studied for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. For thicker-skinned grocery store lemons, use only a small strip of peel or remove most of it to avoid bitterness. Wash lemons well before juicing.
Substitutions and Variations
- No fennel - Skip it and use more cucumber.
- Lemon or lime - Swap lime for lemon if you prefer.
- Add herbs - Add half a bunch of Italian parsley or cilantro for extra green flavor.
- Lower sugar option - If you're watching natural sugar or have blood sugar concerns, use half the apple and save the rest for your next juice.
- Add ginger - Add a small piece of fresh ginger for a spicy, warming kick.
For another healthy green juice recipe try this cabbage juice.
How to Make Cucumber Celery Juice
For another terrific recipe with cucumber, try this cucumber salad with feta and mint. it's super refreshing and easy to make.
Chef's tip: Green Juices. Green juice can be a terrific addition to a healthy diet, especially when you want to add more vegetables to your day. Juicing does not replace eating whole fruits and vegetables; it's a bonus. We still need whole produce for fiber, texture, and fullness, while fresh vegetable juices offer a concentrated serving of plant nutrients and phytonutrients.
Serving Suggestions
I love cucumber celery juice right out of the machine at room temperature, but it is still fantastic after refrigerating.
Fresh fruit and vegetable juice is best consumed within 15-20 minutes after pressing, and on an empty stomach if possible for the fastest assimilation. If you store it in glass bottles or jars filled to the very top with no air gap and sealed with an airtight lid, they can last up to 24 hours. Some juicers allow you to make juices up to 72 hours ahead with minimal nutritional loss.
Chef's Tip: What Kind of Juicer Works Best?
For cucumber celery juice and other fresh vegetable juices, the three common juicer types are centrifugal, cold-press masticating, and twin gear juicers. All can make good juice, but masticating and twin gear juicers generally handle fibrous vegetables such as celery and fennel best. They're more of an investment, so if you're new to juicing, starting with a less expensive juicer is a good way to see how often you'll use it before upgrading.
For a juicer that stabilizes juices for up to 72 hours (so you can juice a few days at a time) check out this juicer from Tribest. It is what I use most of the time. It's always on the best juicers list. When buying vegetables for juicing, be sure to buy organic.
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📖 Recipe
Cucumber Celery Juice
Equipment
- Optimally an electric juicer this is the one I use
Ingredients
- 1 ½ heads celery about 14 stalks or ribs
- 1 English cucumber or 3-4 Persian cucumbers or 2 field cucumbers - do not peel them.
- 1 small fennel bulb
- 1 Granny Smith apple
- 1 small lemon
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Instructions
- Chop vegetables according to the directions of your juicers manual. Core the apple and discard the seeds.
- Chop the fennel into smaller pieces as it is a hard vegetable. Cut the lemon into quarters. Process according to the juicers directions and enjoy. If there is any pulp in your juice, either enjoy it as is with a little pulp or strain it in a fine strainer or sieve.
Notes
- Leave some rind on the lemon as it's a terrific source of d-limonene. Being an antioxidant, d-limonene is anti-inflammatory plus it supports detoxification of the liver. See the post for more information.
- To reduce natural sugar, use half an apple and save the other for your next juice.
- Add half a bunch of either Italian parsley or cilantro (a great detoxing herb).
- Another delicious addition is a small knob of fresh raw ginger. Don't over do it as it can be spicy!
Nutrition
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Porsche Guy says
Great combo, super flavor, feel great after drinking it. Thanks!
Irena says
Hello, Thank you for the tips in regards fennel / celery juice . Is it anti-inflammatory juice?
I`m having chronic inflammation within my body and hear fennel / celery might be helpful to flush it out. Is it possible to drink it anytime of the day on empty stomach as I do have other drinks and supplement in the morning to drink on empty stomach, so I was thinking if there is a possibility to drink this juice during the day on empty stomach before the food?
Do you know how long and how often to drink it ? and If I need to juice all the amount of fennel and celery in one juice? I would use blender as I don`t have juicer.
Thank you very much
Best Regards
Irena
Sally Cameron says
Hi Irena, thanks for your question. Here are my suggestions but remember to check with your health care provider as well. I am not a doctor. First, I highly recommend you get a juicer. There are good, low cost models today, like the Tribest Shine. A blender is not going to give you the extraction a juicer will. Phytochemicals extracted from fennel and celery have demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties. They are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Juices are a supplement to your regular diet, and never a replacement for vegetables, because the fiber is removed (and you need fiber). Drinking them on an empty stomach is a good rule, any time of day, whether morning or afternoon. I usually drink a 16-18 ounce juice in terms of volume. Celery juices have been much hyped, and while they are a powerful tool in your health quest, they are not a magic bullet. One more note, celery is naturally high in sodium, so if you are on a sodium restricted diet be sure to check with your health care provider about celery juice.
Chronic inflammation needs to be addressed on many levels, both diet and lifestyle. It takes an overall plan of attack. For example, TRE (time restricted Eating) and following your circadian rhythm, getting good sleep is critical, reducing stress, getting movement in. We also use a tool called a Joovv for infrared and redlight therapy to reduce inflammation. Read about it at their website. I'm just finishing a book you might find very helpful. I will write about it in my free monthly newsletter for subscribers, but I will mention it for you. It's called the Circadian Code by Dr. Sachin Panda. Get a copy and read it or listen to it. I am listening to it and have paperback copy for reference on information. I hope this helps and good luck.