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Beet Plum Lemon in a clear glass with fresh beet, plum, cucumber, lemon, and deep plum linen.
  • Beet base
  • Beginner
  • Keeps 24–48 hrs

Beet Plum Lemon

An earthy beet juice with plum, cucumber, and lemon.

Yield
~13–15 oz
Prep
12 min
Sweetness
Medium
Drink by
Within 48 hrs
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Ingredients

1 bottle · ~13–15 oz

Method · In press order

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  1. Fresh beets growing in dark garden soil with intact leafy green tops and red stems.

    Beet

    1 medium

    Base + yield · scrubbed

    Builds most of the bottle and keeps the recipe easy to press.

    Press
    Start with beet to build steady flow through the press.
    Buy
    Small to medium roots — under 3 inches across.
  2. Fresh cucumbers growing on a vine with healthy leaves and soft natural light.

    Cucumber

    1 large

    Volume + body · trimmed

    Adds juice volume and a mild, clean backbone for the stronger flavors.

    Press
    Press 1 large cucumber, then continue alternating textures.
    Buy
    Firm body with taut, deep-green skin.
  3. Fresh purple plums growing naturally on a tree branch with healthy leaves.

    Plum

    2 medium

    Gentle sweetness · pitted

    Rounds sharper ingredients and gives the bottle a fuller finish.

    Press
    Run plum next so its sweetness carries through the press.
    Buy
    Slight give when pressed gently.
  4. Fresh yellow lemons growing on a citrus tree branch with glossy green leaves.

    Lemon

    1/2 small

    Acid + brightness · peeled

    Keeps the bottle from tasting flat and sharpens the finish.

    Press
    Finish with lemon, then stir gently before bottling.
    Buy
    Heavy for size with thin, taut skin.
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Fix and swap

Didn't come out right? Fix it.

  • Too sweet

    Add more cucumber or a squeeze of lemon to pull the bottle back toward crisp.

  • Too sharp

    Add a few cucumber pieces or a small plum wedge to soften the edge.

  • No beet?

    Use carrot. Keeps yield, but shifts the base flavor.

  • No plum?

    Use peach. Keeps sweetness, but changes body and aroma.

5 more fixes and swaps for this bottle
  • Too flat
  • Too earthy
  • Too watery
  • No cucumber?
  • No lemon?
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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.

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Storage

Root-forward juices may settle, so gentle shaking before serving is expected. For best flavor, enjoy within 24 to 48 hours. Shake gently if it separates, keep it cold, and discard questionable juice.

Serving: Juices can fit well near a balanced meal or snack, especially when the recipe is fruit-forward.

Optional boosters

  • Mint Finishup to 8 to 10 leavesAdds a cool herbal finish to cucumber, melon, and citrus-forward juices.
  • Chia Textureup to 1 teaspoonAdds light texture to finished juice after the seeds hydrate briefly.

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