Don't have a juicer but want to enjoy freshly made green juice at home!? I got you! All you need is a blender and a nut-milk bag and you are all set!

I made this green juice recipe recently on my Instagram stories (it is saved in my highlights under FOOD INSPO if you are interested in watching the demo). I got so many questions and when I polled my Instagram followers over 90% were interested in the detailed recipe. So here you go!

If you are looking for other super simple juices for the summer, why not give my recipes for Orange Crush (mocktail or cocktail) and Cucumber Melon Spritzer a try? Both are cool, delicious and ready in just 10 minutes. They are the perfect way to cool off on hot days.

For more tips on juicing with a juicer and more juice recipes, check out my Favorite Homemade Fresh Juices recipes. This refreshing ABC Juice is a reader-favorite!

Why Make Blender Green Juice?

I'm a smoothie girl through and through. Because smoothies offer the entire fruit or vegetable you get all the nutrients and fiber which is so important. But on occasion I crave a cleansing, light and refreshing green juice (green juice = blender juice made from green vegetables).

So, rather than go to my local juice bar, I love to make this at home to use up leftover cucumber, celery and kale. I sometimes add herbs too such as parsley, cilantro or mint. You can use the leaves and stems of the herbs (same with the kale). You could also add peeled ginger.

I like to sometimes top mine off with sparkling water. My friend, Laney, from Life is but a Dish reports that it is also good with vodka like a Bloody Mary!

Ingredients

For this recipe you will need:

Fresh parsley
Celery
English cucumber
Granny Smith apples
Large juicy lemons
Water
Additional add-ins: Kale, spinach, mint leaves, grated ginger, cilantro or lime juice

See recipe below for quantities.

How to Make Green Juice

This blender juice recipe is very flexible and forgiving. Once you get the process down you can experiment with the ingredients and ratios that suit you best. I usually go with whatever I have on hand and I haven't been disappointed with the result of this green juice yet.

The key I found is to balance things out with some sweet and tart Granny Smith apples. I also add in the juice of 1-2 lemons at the end to brighten it all up. I pour it over a lot of ice and enjoy immediately. This batch makes enough for 2-3 people.

Here is the overall process:

Blending ingredients: Throw your green veggies, herbs and apple in your blender (I chop them up first into 2 inch pieces for easy blending).

Blender Green Juice with Ingredients before Blended

Add ½ cup filtered water and blend for 45 seconds until it is the consistency of a smoothie and no chunks or bits remain. If your blender is having trouble getting started you may need to add more water or cut your produce into smaller chunks.

Strain or serve: At this point you could pour over ice and enjoy if you want to consume the pulp (for more fiber and nutrients). I prefer a thinner consistency so I strain out the pulp using my nut milk bag. I have heard you can also use a fine mesh sieve but I have not tried this method myself yet.

pouring the thick blended mixture into a nut milk bag

Over a large mixing bowl with a pour spout, pour the mixture through a nut milk bag. The mixture will be thick. Use your hands to squeeze the juice through the nut milk bag.

hand pushing juice out of the nut milk bag

Getting the most juice out: Toward the end of squeezing I like to move all the pulp with my hands in a squeezing motion to the bottom of the nut milk bag and then twist in one direction. Then, I twist in the other direction to get all the juice out. This step takes 1-2 minutes.

Note: The green juice mixture will be very warm from blending.

Lastly, squeeze in 1-2 juicy lemons using a lemon squeezer (I like to use two lemons).

using a lemon squeezer to add lemon juice

Serving: Give the green juice a stir. As the mixture will be very warm, be sure to pour over a large cup filled with lots of ice cubes. Stir your green juice drink with a straw to let everything get well chilled and enjoy immediately.

Top Tip

You can make this juice in larger batches and have green juice ready for the next few days. You can easily double this recipe and store the juice in the refrigerator. But if you find that the ingredients are too much for your blender, first blend half of the ingredients until very smooth. Then add the rest, along with a splash of water and blend until smooth again.

The break between the two blends helps keep your blender cool and it is much easier to blend the harder apples and larger pieces of vegetables.

green juice in a glass jar with a wooden straw surrounded by freshly cut ingredients

This green juice recipe is vegan, soy-free, grain-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, raw and nut-free. If you give it a try, please let me know! Leave a comment below, rate it above, and tag a photo @eatingbyelaine so I can see your green juice!

Best Green Juice In A Blender (No Juicer Needed)

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5 from 3 reviews

Author: Elaine Gordon
Total Time: 7 mins
Yield: 2-3 1x
Diet: Vegan

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Description

A cleansing, refreshing and very green juice to hydrate you through these hot summer months. Loaded with vegetables and sweetened with apples, this feel-good recipe will be your new favorite beverage. You can mix up the ingredients to suit what you have on hand. I just use whatever leftover vegetables I have in my fridge that I don't need. You can add herbs, kale or ginger.

Ingredients

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½ cup filtered water
1 bunch of fresh parsley (you can use the stems)
6 stalks of celery chopped into 2 inch pieces (you can use the leaves)
½ large English cucumber (skin on)
2 Granny Smith apples, core and stem removed
2 large juicy lemons
Additional ideas: kale (with stems), mint, cilantro, lime juice or ginger.

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Instructions

In a high speed blender, add the filtered water, parsley, celery, cucumber and apples. Blend on high speed for about 45 seconds or until completely smooth with no chunks remaining. You can enjoy like this or strain through a nut milk bag to remove the pulp (I prefer to do this).
Pour the mixture into the nut milk bag while the nut milk bag is over a large mixing bowl with a pour spout. Squeeze the nut milk bag until all the juice is in the bowl and only the pulp remains in the bag. Immediately invert your nut milk bag to rinse it off in the sink.
Squeeze in the lemon juice from the 2 lemons using a lemon squeezer or your hands. Stir.
Pour the mixture over 2-3 cups filled with a lot of ice cubes. Stir with your straw to ensure it is well chilled and enjoy immediately. This juice is not pasteurized so I recommend enjoying immediately. I have never stored this and enjoyed later and I do not recommend doing so.