Korean Minari Apple Juice

Quick answer

Total time: 12 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 7

About this dish

Minari apple juice is a Korean green juice made by blending fresh water dropwort, apple, and cucumber with cold water until smooth.

Water dropwort carries a sharp, herbaceous bite that anchors the drink in clean, green territory, while the apple's natural juice sweetens the blend without any added sugar. Cucumber brings lightness and hydration, softening the overall texture so each sip goes down easily. A small piece of fresh ginger adds quiet warmth underneath the green notes, and lemon juice keeps water dropwort's grassy edge in check while honey rounds out the tart finish. Drinking the blended mixture straight gives a fuller, fiber-rich texture, but straining through cheesecloth or a fine-mesh sieve transforms it into a clear, polished juice with a noticeably smoother feel. Spring water dropwort harvested at peak season delivers the most concentrated herbal fragrance, and choosing a tart apple variety prevents the sweetness from overpowering the other ingredients.

Ingredients (2 servings)

Ingredient	Amount	Unit
minari (water dropwort)	80	g
apple	300	g
cucumber	100	g
lemon juice	1	tbsp
honey	1	tbsp
water	250	ml
ginger	5	g

Instructions

Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.

6 steps

1

Step

Trim the dirty stem ends from 80 g of minari.

Separate the stems, rinse several times under cold running water, and drain.
2

Prep

Wash three hundred grams of ripe apples and one hundred grams of cucumber thoroughly, remove the seeds, and then chop them into small two centimeter cubes for easier blending.
3

Prep

Place the prepared minari, apple, and cucumber into a high speed blender along with five grams of fresh ginger and two hundred and fifty milliliters of cold filtered water.
4

Prep

Add one tablespoon each of fresh lemon juice and sweet honey to the mixture, then blend on high speed for approximately forty seconds until the texture is completely smooth.
5

Step

For an exceptionally smooth drinking experience, pour the juice through a fine mesh sieve or a clean nut milk bag to remove any remaining fibrous pulp from the minari stems.
6

Finish

Pour the finished juice directly into glasses.

Serve immediately while it remains bright green and before the ingredients separate.

Practical Cooking Checks

The cues that matter most while cooking.

Key technique: Fresh water dropwort provides a sharp, green bite to the sweet base of Minari apple juice.
Finish cue: Pour the finished juice directly into glasses.