7 Easy and Refreshing Wheatgrass Juice Recipes
Wheatgrass have been labeled as superfood for many years due to its amazing benefits. It is also gluten-free, despite its name. Wheatgrass is young grass from wheat plant seed, it is harvested at its young green days when it reaches its peak nutritional value. Every shots of wheatgrass juice are packed with nutrients! They are rich in vitamins, high in antioxidant and fiber content, which lead to overall health improvement. No wonder it has been popping up in most of the juice bar in the recent years. Growing wheatgrass and juicing them are just so fun to do, it’s really easy and it is so much more cost effective! Simply pop the freshly harvested wheatgrass into your juicer and take it as shots. However, If you find it too strong or overpowering, we have some tasty recipes to make it so pleasant and delicious! Here we share 7 easy and refreshing wheatgrass juice recipes for you to try. We use a Cold Press Juicer for all our recipe below, you can use a blender by adding a step to strain the juice with a cheesecloth or Teh Tarik strainer (anything you can find in your kitchen) to sieve the pulp.
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Grow with love, cook with joy, eat hearty! More than just salad and garnish, we help make everyday food delicious with microgreens. Even we do make salad, we don’t make bland salad. Microgreens are so nutrient-rich, their nutrient content is concentrated that means they often contain higher nutrients than the same quantity of their matured counterparts. Each microgreen has their very own unique characteristic and taste that can turn into various dishes with different experiences. We try our best to pair them with the food combination for maximum impact, a selection of delicious recipes ideas that you can easily make at home. You will be amazed by how microgreens can elevate the presentation, flavours and sensations of your dishes. Start your exploration of our 7 easy and refreshing wheatgrass juice recipes now! Moreover, it’s so fun and easy to grow your own microgreens, freshly harvest from kitchen counter top to your meals, it cannot get any fresher than that. Wheatgrass is one of the easiest Microgreen to grow, it only takes up to 7-10 days to harvest. Give them lots of lights and love, they will grow into luscious beautiful wheatgrass for your power punch shots!
Recipe 1: The Power Punch Shots
The most effective way to take in the nutrients of wheatgrass is to take it as a shot on an empty stomach. You might have a detox effect, go slow when you are just starting to do this. Take one shot every alternate day, and slowly make it into your daily routine.
Ingredients
1 tray of freshly harvested wheatgrass
Water
Methods
- Harvest your tray of wheatgrass, rinse them in a salad spinner and spin dry. Place it in a Cold Press Juicer, the pulp might jam the juicer, either remove it manually or add a bit of water to get it run smoothly. You can juice a big batch, keep it in the refrigerator or freeze them in ice cube maker.
- You can also use a blender, simply strain the juice through a cheesecloth or a Teh Tarik strainer (anything you can find in your kitchen to sieve the pulp)
Recipe 2: The Apple-licious
Our favourite Wheatgrass juice recipe! A refreshing flavor with a hint of wheatgrass taste.
Ingredients
4 green apple
½ lemon
3 mint leaves
1 cup wheatgrass juice
Methods
- Mix all the ingredients into a Cold Press Juicer, add some cold water if the texture is too thick. We like to use ingredients fresh from the refrigerator, they go straight into the Juicer without adding any water.
Recipe 3: The Sunshine Smoothies
A good breakfast option, banana keeps your tummy full and happy.
Ingredients
1 orange
1 cup of mix berries
2 bananas, skin peeled
1 cup of unsweetened coconut milk / almond milk / yogurt drink
1 shot of wheatgrass juice
Methods
- Mix orange, mix berries and banana into the Cold Press Juicer, except wheatgrass juice, add some coconut milk / almond milk / yogurt drink into the mixture.
- Transfer the juice into a glass, add the shot of the wheatgrass juice on top, you will have a nice Sunshine Smoothies to start your day! Quickly sip the wheatgrass juice on top, and slowly savour the sweet and tangy smoothies at the bottom. You won’t even notice the wheatgrass juice was there!
Recipe 4: The Yogurt Berry-Wheat Smoothies
The smoothies are so thick and creamy, you will hardly even notice the wheatgrass is in it!
Ingredients
1 cup mix frozen berries
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk / yogurt
1 shot of wheatgrass juice
Methods
- Using the smoothies strainer in the Cold Press Juicer, mix lightly thawed berries and almond milk or yogurt and the shot of wheatgrass, until the texture is thick and creamy.
Recipe 5: The Power Greens
This juice has all the green goodness that is so good for your body and soul!
Ingredients
2 celery stalks
1 cup kale
1 cup Microgreen Sunflower
1 lemon
3 shots of wheatgrass juice
Methods
- Mix all the ingredients into a Cold Press Juicer, add some cold water if the texture is too thick. We like to use ingredients fresh from the refrigerator, they go straight into the Juicer without adding any water.
Recipe 6: The Hawaiian Sorbet
The best drink to enjoy on a hot and sunny day!
Ingredients
2 cups fresh pineapple, cubed and frozen
1 mango, cubed and frozen
1 shot of wheatgrass juice
Methods
- Using the smoothies strainer in the Cold Press Juicer, mix lightly thawed pineapple and mango, then swirl in wheatgrass juice.
Recipe 7: The Mimosa Mocktail
This is the healthier alternative for you when you crave for a carbonated soft drink!
Ingredients
1 cup no added sugar sparkling water
1 orange
1 shot of wheatgrass juice
Methods
- Juice whole orange in the Cold Press Juicer.
- Mix orange juice with sparkling water and transfer it to a glass.
- Add the shot of the wheatgrass juice on top of the mixture. You will have a nice layering of colours, the perfect kind of non-alcoholic Mimosa Mocktail to fuel your day! Quickly sip the wheatgrass juice on top, and slowly savour the sweet and tangy sparkling juice at the bottom. Alternatively, you can gently swirl the mixture and slowly savour your drink.