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Watercress Pear Lemon in a clear glass with fresh watercress, pear, cucumber, and lemon, and emerald linen.
  • Pear base
  • Beginner
  • Best same day

Watercress Pear Lemon

A crisp cucumber pear juice with watercress and lemon.

Yield
~11–13 oz
Prep
11 min
Sweetness
Low–med
Drink by
Same day
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Ingredients

1 bottle · ~11–13 oz

Method · In press order

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  1. Fresh pears growing on a tree branch with healthy green leaves.

    Pear

    1 medium

    Base + 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.
  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 watercress growing naturally in clear shallow water with small rounded leaves.

    Watercress

    1/2 cup

    Herbal finish · rinsed

    Adds a clean top note without adding much volume.

    Press
    Feed watercress between firmer produce to help carry the leaves through.
    Buy
    Bright green leaves with crisp, hollow stems.
  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 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.

5 more fixes and swaps for this bottle
  • Too flat
  • Too green
  • Too watery
  • No watercress?
  • 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

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

  • 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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