Making red cabbage juice is an easy way of including more of this nutritious vegetable in your diet. When it comes to juicing red cabbage is quite adaptable and can be combined with a range of ingredients for a delicious and nutritious beverage.
See also my white cabbage juice recipes.
These easy red cabbage juice recipes are made using a combination of vegetables and fruit producing 3 deliciously flavoured juices. Enjoy for breakfast, with lunch or as a refreshing beverage anytime.
Can you make red cabbage juice taste delicious
Absolutely! On its own red/purple cabbage juice has a very robust, sharp flavour which can be hard to really enjoy. But if you combine it with the right ingredients it can be turned into a surprisingly delicious beverage.
I’ve selected a handful of everyday ingredients and created 3 different red cabbage juice recipes. In addition to the cabbage each juice contains another vegetable and a fruit. These additional ingredients tone down the strong sharp flavour of the cabbage, adding sweetness and improving the overall flavour of the juice.
The proportions I used in each recipe will yield approximately 450-500 ml of the juice.
All the red cabbage juices have a similar purple/red colour.
Is purple/red cabbage good for you?
Yes, it is!
Raw red cabbage is high in Vitamin C, A, K and B-6, as well as iron and magnesium, potassium and other nutrients. If you would like to learn more about the health benefits of red cabbage I found this article on red cabbage as superfood quite helpful.
How to prepare fruit and vegetables for juicing
Juicing red cabbage is very easy to do. You do not have to get rid of the tough middle bit so simply chop the cabbage into chunks and make the juice.
It’s best to use unpeeled vegetables and fruit for maximum nutritional benefits. The 2 exceptions are oranges and the beetroot (unless you are confident there is no soil left on the surface of the beet).
So just rinse your produce thoroughly, chop into chunks and get juicing!
You do not need to core the apples and pears prior to juicing.
All 3 recipes use inexpensive easy to find fruits and vegetables.
What you will need
Juicer
Cutting board, knife, peeler
Jar, bottle or glass for storing juice
Red cabbage juice 3 ways
Red cabbage, cucumber and pear juice
This purple cabbage juice has a pleasant sweet flavour and tastes refreshing thanks to the addition of the cucumber.
Ingredients
300 g red cabbage
½ long cucumber, unpeeled
2 large pears, unpeeled, use a sweet variety such as Conference
Squeeze of lemon juice
Red cabbage, beet and orange juice
This sweet, citrusy red cabbage juice has a rich and sweet flavour thanks to the addition of the beet.
Ingredients
300 g red cabbage
1 medium beet, peeled
3 medium sweet oranges, peeled
Red cabbage, carrot and apple juice
Red cabbage apple juice with carrots is robust, sweet and super tasty.
Ingredients
300 g red cabbage
3 medium carrots, unpeeled
2 large sweet apples, unpeeled
How to store fresh juice
You can store fresh homemade vegetable or fruit juice for up to 2 days, refrigerated, in a glass bottle or jar.
Top Tips
Whenever possible it is best to use unpeeled vegetables and fruits for juicing for maximum nutritional benefits. Exceptions include beets, which I prefer to peel in order to make sure no grit gets into my juice. I also peel citrus fruit as the skin is bitter.
There is no need to core the apples and pears. You can store fresh vegetable or fruit juice for up to 2 days, refrigerated, in a glass bottle or jar.
Chop the fruit and veg roughly before juicing.
You can keep any unused fresh juice in a bottle or jar in the fridge for a couple of days.
More red cabbage recipes
Quick Braised Red Cabbage with Apple & Beetroot
Pickled Red Cabbage Slaw with Pear & Walnuts
Christmas Slaw with Maple Glazed Pecans
Check out also these 3 delicious white cabbage juice recipes (see photo below)
KEEP IN TOUCH!
Which red cabbage juice is your favourite? Let me know in the comments below, thanks!
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Red Cabbage Juice 3 Ways
Ingredients
Red Cabbage Cucumber and Pear Juice
- 300 g red cabbage chopped
- 1/2 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 large sweet apples unpeeled, chopped
Instructions
- To make the juice chop the vegetables and fruit into chunks and make the juice.
Notes
RECIPE LINK PARTIES
I am bringing these 3 purple cabbage juice recipes to #CookBlogShare, which I have the pleasure of hosting this week. Also sharing with Fiesta Friday co-hosted by Diann @ Of Goats and Greens and Petra @ Food Eat Love.
Never thought of making cabbage juice! Love all three ways you served the juice…so healthy and so delicious.
Thanks! Glad you like it:)
What fab ideas! I love how you have cleverly combined ingredients to make red cabbage juice taste good! I would happily try all of these, but I especially like the sound of the last one! Eb x
Thank you! Red cabbage juice can absolutely taste good, all you have to do is combine it with other ingredients you like.
Some great ideas here. I will have to try a few of these.
Thank you! Let me know how they turn out!
I love three different hues of purple on each one of your red cabbage juices. I really like the sound of different veg & fruit pairings you are suggesting to go with red cabbage which sound really tasty! Refreshing and super nutritious – fantastic!
Thank you! They really are refreshing and nutritious, and turned out much tastier than I expected.
I would never have thought of juicing red cabbage and you make it sound so delicious! Very innovative and I can imagine the flavors working well together.
Happy Fiesta Friday! 🙂
Thank you and happy FF!
Cabbage is not scary at all! I hope you give cabbage juice a go, it’s worth it:)
I never thought of juicing red cabbage, I love the colours!!
It does have a nice colour, doesn’t it? Red cabbage actually produces quite a lot of juice and tastes really nice with ‘sweet’ ingredients.
The red cabbage, cuke, pear and lemon is the recipe that intrigues me the most. Simply refreshing! Thanks for bringing these to Fiesta Friday.
Intriguing is good! My personal favourite though is the one with the beet and orange. Thanks for stopping by!
Somehow cabbage juice sounds a bit scary. But I don’t really have anything to back that up with. I use kale in smoothies all the time. Anyway, you’ve made your juices look so beautiful, I might just give it a try.
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