At this time of year we find ourselves with lots of cucumbers, and you can only make so many pickles and tomato/cucumber salads. We also find ourselves with the occasional mealy watermelon. These are not that great to eat, but the juice is delicious!
We use our juicer, but if you don't mind pulp (or I suppose you could strain it), you can also use a blender.
This is not a recipe exactly, just a suggestion. It is really up to you how many cucumbers and how much watermelon you want to use. My only suggestion is that you use more melon then cucumbers. Also, when juicing, it is best to drink the juice right away to get the full nutritional value, or at least within the next 24 hours. So let that be your guide for how much to make at a time.
At least our daughter doesn't care what it looks like!
Yes, it is an ugly color!
The nice thing about this juice is that watermelons and cucumbers are mostly water, so you are not wasting a lot. In fact, when I go to compost the pulp, it is hardly anything. If you want the fiber, then by all means use a blender and keep the pulp. Our almost 4 year old does not like pulp, so this is a nice refreshing treat and a change from our usual water!
If you would like to try juicing, a great website is Juice Recipes.com.
You can look up recipes based on what you have in your refrigerator or create your own. You can then see what you are getting from your juice. Here is an example based on watermelon and cucumber juice.
(4) Cups of diced watermelon and (1) 8-1/4" Cucumber:
149 Calories
16% of your daily potassium
4 grams of protein
14% of your daily Vitamin A
45% of your daily Vitamin C
20% of your daily Iron
Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B-6, Vitamin K, Copper, Magnesium, Phosphorus, the list goes on!
My favorite? 589 grams of water, that equals 20 ounces! This should make the non-water drinkers happy!
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