
- Pear base
- Beginner
- Best same day
Pea Shoot Pear Mint
A soft pear juice with cucumber, pea shoots, lemon, and mint.
- Yield
- ~13–15 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 · ~13–15 ozMethod · In press order
Press it in this order. Here's why.
- 1 1/2 medium · cored
Pear
Base + flavorBase + flavor · cored
Builds most of the bottle and keeps the recipe easy to press.
- Press
- Start with pear to build steady flow through the press.
- Buy
- Slight give at the neck when pressed gently.
- 1 large · trimmed
Cucumber
Volume + bodyVolume + 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.
- 1 cup · rinsed
Pea Shoots
Gentle sweetnessGentle sweetness · rinsed
Rounds sharper ingredients and gives the bottle a fuller finish.
- Press
- Tuck pea shoots between higher-yield pieces instead of feeding it alone.
- Buy
- Tender shoots with curling tips.
- 6 leaves · rinsed
Mint
Herbal finishHerbal finish · rinsed
Adds a clean top note without adding much volume.
- Press
- Tuck mint between higher-yield pieces instead of feeding it alone.
- Buy
- Bright, vivid green leaves.
- 1/2 small · peeled
Lemon
Acid + brightnessAcid + 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.
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 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 pear wedge to soften the edge.
- No pear?
Use green apple. Keeps sweetness, but changes body and aroma.
- No cucumber?
Use zucchini. Keeps yield, but shifts the base flavor.
- Too flat
- Too green
- Too watery
- No pea shoots?
- No lemon?
- No mint?
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 · ~13–15 ozPlan this into a week
Make this bottle one, and we'll plan the rest of your week with one grocery list.
Plan my weekStorage
Leafy green juices are often most pleasant soon after pressing. For best flavor, enjoy the same day. Shake gently if it separates, keep it cold, and discard questionable juice.
Serving: Green-forward juices can be easier to enjoy with citrus, mild fruit, or cucumber for balance.
Optional boosters
- Chia Textureup to 1 teaspoonAdds light texture to finished juice after the seeds hydrate briefly.
- Lime Brightenerup to 1 small limeAdds tart citrus balance when a recipe tastes too sweet or flat.
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10 min · ~17–19 ozPear Blueberry LemonA soft pear juice with blueberry, cucumber, and lemon.
12 min · ~16–18 ozPear Swiss Chard LimeA mellow pear juice with Swiss chard, cucumber, and lime brightness.




