- Asian Pear base
- Beginner
- Best same day
Asian Pear Cucumber Ginger
A crisp, citrus-free juice with Asian pear, cucumber, and a small ginger accent.
- Yield
- ~10-12 oz
- Prep
- 10 min
- Sweetness
- Low–med
- Drink by
- Same day
- Est. calories
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- Cost to make
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- Make-ahead
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- In season
- Included with Founding Lifetime
Ingredients
1 bottle · ~10-12 ozMethod · In press order
Press it in this order. Here's why.
- 1 large · washed and ends trimmed
Cucumber
Crisp liquid partnerCrisp liquid partner · washed and ends trimmed
Cucumber keeps the pear flavor light and refreshing.
- Press
- Wash the produce and trim the cucumber. Start with cucumber pieces and reserve some for the finish.
- Buy
- Firm body with taut, deep-green skin.
- 1 medium · washed, cored, and all seeds removed
Asian Pear
Orchard flavor baseOrchard flavor base · washed, cored, and all seeds removed
Asian pear gives a crisp orchard note without citrus.
- Press
- Remove the pear stem, entire core, and all seeds. Cut the flesh to fit the chute and feed it between cucumber pieces.
- Buy
- Firm fruit that feels heavy for its size.
- 1/4 inch · scrubbed and thinly sliced
Ginger
Small warm accentSmall warm accent · scrubbed and thinly sliced
A little ginger gives the mild base a clear finish.
- Press
- Press the ginger with the last cucumber pieces. Stir and serve chilled.
- Buy
- Smooth, taut skin with a fresh peppery smell.
The Week Planner scales these amounts and puts every bottle on one grocery list.
Fix and swap
Didn't come out right? Fix it.
- Too gingery
Use a smaller ginger slice next time, or soften this batch with a little more freshly pressed cucumber.
- Too mild
Use a fully ripe but still crisp Asian pear next time; taste the fruit before choosing the final proportion.
- Asian pear?
Firm pear. Makes a softer orchard flavor; remove the core and seeds.
- Ginger?
Leave it out. Keeps a mild two-ingredient cucumber-and-pear juice.
Yield, prep and calorie ranges are rough planning estimates. Calories come from the recipe's produce types, not a lab test, and everything varies with produce size, ripeness and your juicer. How to use these estimates. This website provides general recipe and nutrition education only and is not medical advice. Read the disclaimer.
Ingredients
1 bottle · ~10-12 ozPlan this into a week
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Plan my weekStorage
Use clean equipment and a clean covered bottle. Refrigerate promptly and enjoy the same day for best flavor. This is fresh raw juice, not a shelf-stable drink; discard it if storage history or freshness is questionable. Yield is a produce-size estimate and varies with the fruit and juicer. This website provides general recipe and nutrition education only and is not medical advice.
Serving: Juices can fit well near a balanced meal or snack, especially when the recipe is fruit-forward.
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