America's Test Kitchen LogoCook's Country LogoCook's Illustrated LogoAmerica's Test Kitchen LogoCook's Country LogoCook's Illustrated Logo

Cucumber and Kiwi Juice

By Joe Gitter

Published on November 21, 2022

Yield

Serves 1 to 2

Cucumber and Kiwi Juice

Ingredients

1 kiwi, peeled¾ cup fresh mint leaves and tender stems5 ounces curly-leaf spinach 5 ounces cucumber, unpeeled

Before You Begin

Any variety of cucumber will work in this recipe. To process leafy greens, pack them into a tight bundle and fill the feed tube before juicing. You can roll leaves up like a cigar, layering small leaves inside bigger ones. This is especially important for centrifugal juicers.

Instructions

  1. On low speed, process kiwi through juicer into storage container or serving glass. Increase speed to high. In order listed, process remaining ingredients. Stir to combine before serving.
Cucumber and Kiwi Juice
Photography by Kevin White. Styling by Kendra Elizabeth Smith.

Cucumber and Kiwi Juice

Save

Yield

Serves 1 to 2

Ingredients

1 kiwi, peeled
¾ cup fresh mint leaves and tender stems
5 ounces curly-leaf spinach
5 ounces cucumber, unpeeled

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

1 kiwi, peeled
¾ cup fresh mint leaves and tender stems
5 ounces curly-leaf spinach
5 ounces cucumber, unpeeled

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

1 kiwi, peeled
¾ cup fresh mint leaves and tender stems
5 ounces curly-leaf spinach
5 ounces cucumber, unpeeled

Test Kitchen Techniques

Why This Recipe Works

While green juices can be dense with vegetal bulk, this lighter and brighter take relies on cucumber, kiwi, and spinach as our green produce. Cucumber and kiwi are similarly aromatic, with one savory and the other sweet. Their complementary flavors combined to create an entirely new one that landed somewhere in the middle. Plus, they produced a lot of liquid to create a light, refreshing mixture. Fragrant fresh mint added a coolness and tied the flavors together, while mildly grassy spinach contributed depth, nutrition, and some subtly appealing bitterness.

Before You Begin

Any variety of cucumber will work in this recipe. To process leafy greens, pack them into a tight bundle and fill the feed tube before juicing. You can roll leaves up like a cigar, layering small leaves inside bigger ones. This is especially important for centrifugal juicers.

Instructions

  1. On low speed, process kiwi through juicer into storage container or serving glass. Increase speed to high. In order listed, process remaining ingredients. Stir to combine before serving.

Gift This Recipe

Enjoyed this dish? Let others know by sharing it as a gift recipe.

This is a members' feature.