Immune-Boosting Blue Spirulina Juice

This immune-boosting cold pressed juice is full of superfoods like blue spirulina, ginger, and mint. It is LOADED with flavor, anti-inflammatory benefits, and is so simple to make! It is also the tastiest juice I’ve created from scratch. The mint and cucumber paired with a crisp apple is refreshing on the tastebuds. This immunity juice is lightly sweetened with maple to balance out the kick of ginger. Add a touch of extra ginger if you prefer the spice, you won’t regret it!

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This beautiful blue juice has not only helped me but also those closest to me on many occasions. I created this juice combination a few years ago while I was battling a flare-up of my auto-immune symptoms. I’ve since made batches of it for friends and family when they’ve needed that extra immune boost or punch of energy and hydration. I notice a decrease in my ankylosing spondylitis inflammation symptoms while drinking this juice. It is also a go to juice for extra immunity during ‘cold and flu season’.

Blue Spirulina Juice’s Superfood Benefits:

• Blue Spirulina: This blue-green algae is often known for its fun color boost to drinks and smoothies. However, this powder has an impressive amount of benefits. Not only is it rich in many vitamins and minerals, it is loaded with iron and protein. If you are needing a boost of energy or striving to decrease inflammation then this nutrient-packed organism is a wonderful addition to your beverages and smoothies.
  • Are you wondering: Can you taste the blue spirulina? Does blue spirulina have a fishy taste?
    • The blue spirulina added to this juice is enough to provide a powerhouse of benefits without producing any strong taste in the immunity juice.
  • Where can I find Blue Spirulina? My favorite is Blue Majik from E3 Live Use code: TPJL to get 10% off your order.

• Ginger: Pain-reducing, immune-boosting, and anti-inflammatory, ginger is a must in this healing juice.

• Mint: This herb is smooth on the digestive system and is great at fighting inflammation. Peppermint has anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antibacterial properties. I’m not sure about you but next to ginger root, mint is my go to herb for tea. It makes a refreshing addition to this immunity juice.

• Cucumber: This nutrient-rich vegetable is largely water, making it excellent for hydration.

• Apple: I always think of that old phrase “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Apples are a fantastic source of fiber and immune-boosting vitamin C. Apples contain quercetin, a powerful antioxidant that is known to combat inflammation and fight free radicals in our bodies. Be sure to keep the skin on your apple when juicing, that is where a large amount of the quercetin is found.

• Maple: While not typically considered a superfood, maple is loaded with antioxidants and minerals like magnesium, potassium, zinc, and calcium.

Tips for Making the Best Version of this Blue Spirulina Juice:

When purchasing these ingredients I am always sure to opt for organic options. The pesticides, coatings, and other non-food ingredients present on non-organic options, slowly wreak havoc on our cells createing more inflammation in the body.

You can try any variety of apple in this blue spirulina juice. My preference is to use Honeycrisp apples in this juice recipe. Honeycrisp apples are not too overly sweet but rather have a nice smooth, crisp flavor.

For even more added anti-inflammatory benefits try adding just a small touch of fresh turmeric. The immune-boosting benefits are high while adding a small amount is light enough to not alter the smooth flavor combination in this blue spirulina juice.

Cold-Pressed Juicer:

This recipe is made using a cold-pressed or slow juicer. Really, any juicer will work. A cold-pressed juicer just helps to retain more of the nutrition that can escape from the heat of processing. Before I invested in our cold-pressed juicer, I used to make juice in my blender. I would then strain the pulp out with a cheese-cloth and sieve. I have not tried that with this juice recipe. If I were to try it I’d add a small bit of liquid in the blender with the ingredients. Coconut water often pairs well with many juices and I think could be a nice combination in this juice. Let me know in the comments below if this is something you try.

Storing your Blue Spirulina Juice:

This immune-boosting juice is best consumed fresh to get the most benefit out of it. The moment fruits and veggies are processed into juice they begin to oxidize and lose their natural nutrients. The downgrading of nutrients actually begins from the moment our food is harvested. This is the reason I prefer to make small batches of this juice at a time. I store any extra juice in a glass jar or glass container in the fridge, although it’s not often that we have any of this delicious blue-spirulina juice leftover!

Immune-Boosting Blue Spirulina Juice Recipe:

You will need:

2 apples

1 cucumber

1 inch of ginger root

a small handful of fresh mint

1 tsp of blue sprirulina powder (green spirulina is great too but will lack the color)

2-3 tsp of maple depending on preferred sweetness

optional cubed ice

Immune-Boosting Blue Spirulina Juice Instructions:

1. Gather your ingredients and wash your produce.
2. Cut up the apple (remembering to leave the skin on), cucumber and ginger root. The size of chunks will vary depending on your juicer and its recommended capacity for larger chunks of fruit and veggies.
3. Turn on your juicer and begin adding the apple, cucumber, ginger, and mint to the juicer. I like to alternate between the ingredients when feeding my juicer. Feed all of the apple, cucumber, ginger, and mint into your juicer.
4. Empty the juice contents into a container large enough to stir or froth the remaining ingredients in.
5. Add the blue spirulina powder and maple to your juice.
6. Stir all the ingredients until combined. I sometimes prefer to use a frother or aggressive stir to keep the blue spriulina powder from clumping.
7. Pour into a glass with ice and enjoy!

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Immune-Boosting Cold Pressed Blue Spirulina Juice

This blue spirulina juice is full of superfoods! The mint and cucumber paired with a crisp apple is refreshing on the tastebuds. This juice is lightly sweetened with maple to balance out the kick of ginger. Add a touch of extra ginger if you prefer the spice, you won't regret it!

Prep Time 8 minutes minutes

Author thispurelyjoyfullife.com – Kimberley

Equipment

• Juicer

Ingredients

• 2 apples I prefer Honeycrisp but any variety works
• 1 cucumber
• 1 inch of ginger root
• a small handful of fresh mint
• 1 tsp of blue sprirulina powder green spirulina is great too but will lack the color
• 2-3 tsp of maple depending on preferred sweetness
• cubed ice optional

Instructions

• Gather your ingredients and wash your produce.
• Cut up the apple (leave the skin on), cucumber and ginger root. The size of chunks will vary depending on your juicer and its recommended capacity for larger chunks of fruit and veggies.
• Turn on your juicer and begin adding the apple, cucumber, ginger, and mint to the juicer. I like to alternate between the ingredients when feeding my juicer. Feed all of the apple, cucumber, ginger, and mint into your juicer.
• Empty the juice contents into a container large enough to stir or froth the remaining ingredients in.
• Add the blue spirulina powder and maple to your juice.
• Stir all the ingredients until combined. I sometimes prefer to use a frother or aggressive stir to keep the blue spriulina powder from clumping.
• Pour into a glass with ice and enjoy!

What combinations have you tried?

Do you make juices or smoothies with blue spirulina? Let me know in the comments some of your favorite combinations.

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