Red Cabbage Juice

Red cabbage juice rewards you with a striking color, a meaningful vitamin and antioxidant profile, and three flavor directions that keep the recipe from feeling repetitive. You start with the cucumber and pear combination if you want the gentlest introduction, move to the carrot and apple variation for the most approachable glass, and try the beet and orange version when you want the deepest, most complex detox cabbage juice in your weekly rotation. Each glass doubles as a functional anti inflammatory juice and a genuinely satisfying gut health drink that costs almost nothing to make from produce you already have.

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course: Snack

Cuisine: vegetarian

Calories: 165

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

Red Cabbage Cucumber and Pear Juice

300 g red cabbage chopped
½ long cucumber unpeeled chopped
2 large pears unpeeled chopped, use a sweet variety such as Conference
Squeeze of lemon juice

Red Cabbage Beet and Orange Juice

300 g red cabbage chopped
1 medium beet peeled, chopped
3 medium sweet oranges peeled, chopped

Red Cabbage Carrot and Apple Juice

300 g red cabbage chopped
3 medium carrots unpeeled, chopped
2 l arge sweet apples unpeeled, chopped

Equipment

Juicer
Sharp chef's knife and cutting board
Sealed glass jar

Method

Prep the produce
You wash every piece of produce under cold running water before anything touches the juicer. Skipping this step means your detox cabbage juice also contains whatever the grocery store floor contributed to the skin of your beet or carrot.
Chop to size
You cut the cabbage, fruit, and vegetables into chunks sized to fit your juicer's feed chute without forcing. Pushing a whole apple down a narrow chute stresses the motor and risks a jam that stops the whole process mid-glass.
Extract the juice
You feed the chunks through the juicer in alternating passes, cabbage first, then fruit, then cabbage again. Alternating wet fruit with dry cabbage leaves keeps the machine from clogging on the dense brassica fibers. You collect the juice in a pitcher and stir it once before pouring.
Serve immediately
You pour the juice into a glass and drink it within ten to fifteen minutes of pressing for the best flavor and color. The foam on top of a freshly pressed glass looks similar to a purple cabbage smoothie, but the liquid underneath runs thin and crisp rather than thick. You add the lemon squeeze to the cucumber-pear version right before drinking.

Recipe Notes