Winter melon is a very characteristic fruit in the Asian region, this type of melon has a light and refreshing flavor that is very easy to eat, making it suitable for dishes and drinks that help cool down. Today, let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to make juice from winter melon that helps you beautify your skin and supports weight loss!
1. Winter melon juice
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Winter Melon Juice For 2 glasses
Winter melon 1 fruit
How to make Winter Melon Juice
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Prepare the winter melon
Wash the winter melon, peel off the green layer on the outside. Then, remove the seeds and cut into small pieces to make it easier to extract the juice.
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Juicing the wax gourd
Put all the prepared wax gourd into the juicer and extract the juice.
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Final product
With just a few very simple steps, you already have a glass of sweet and refreshing wax gourd juice that helps cool your body and effectively supports weight loss!
2. Wax gourd and celery juice
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Wax gourd and celery juice For 2 glasses
Wax gourd 1 piece Celery 200 gr Pineapple 1/2 piece Lemon 1/2 piece Salt A pinch
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh celery
- If you want to make juice from celery, you should choose stalks that are large, with evenly sized leaves, and not bruised.
- You should select celery with bright green leaves and young white stalks. The stems and leaves should be thick, the stalks should be straight, and there should be few roots.
How to choose fresh pineapples
- When buying pineapples, choose those with a mix of green and yellow colors, slightly round shapes, short fruits, and the larger the eyes, the better.
- You can smell the pineapples to choose the good ones; if the pineapple has a light, pleasant sweet aroma, it is just ripe.
- For pineapples that are just ripe, you will feel a moderate softness when touching them. The skin of ripe pineapples is usually slightly wrinkled.
- You should avoid choosing pineapples that have a very strong smell or that sink in when pressed. These are overripe fruits that spoil quickly and are prone to fermentation.
Tools needed
How to make Melon and Celery Juice
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Prepare the ingredients
When you buy the melon, you need to peel off the green skin. After that, wash it thoroughly, remove the seeds, and cut it into small pieces.
Cut off the hard stalk of the celery, wash it thoroughly, and soak it in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes. Then, take it out, rinse it again, and cut it into pieces suitable for the juicer.
For the pineapple, peel it, remove the eyes, and wash it thoroughly with water. Then, cut the pineapple into long pieces, remove the core, and slice it into small pieces to make it easier to juice.
Wash the lemon and slice it thinly.
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Juicing the celery
Put the celery and melon into the juicer one by one to extract the juice.
Then, also juice the pineapple. Once the pineapple is juiced, continue to add the small lemon slices to juice together.
After juicing all three types, prepare a large glass and pour all three juices into it and stir well. At this point, you have a refreshing glass of juice ready to drink!
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Final Product
Celery melon juice has a lightly sweet and slightly sour taste, making it very easy to drink. If you want it sweeter, you can add a bit of honey!
On hot days, make a glass of celery melon juice right away to help you cool down instantly.
3. Mint melon juice
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Mint Melon Juice For 1 glass
Melon 1/2 fruit Mint leaves 8 leaves Lemon juice 10 ml Salt/ pepper A little
What is mint leaves? Distinguishing mint leaves from Vietnamese balm leaves
- Mint leaves, also known as peppermint, originate from Europe and the Middle East, and are now commonly grown worldwide.
- Mint leaves are symmetrical, oval-shaped, with serrated edges, and measure about 4 – 9cm in length and 1.5 – 4cm in width. The leaves are dark green and have hairs on both sides. The flowers of the mint plant are white or pinkish-purple and are abundant at the leaf axils.
- Unlike mint leaves, Vietnamese balm leaves are elongated, have serrated edges, are usually smaller than mint leaves, and do not have fine hairs on the leaf surface. The stems are typically purple. Flowers grow from the leaf axils.
- Mint leaves have a strong fragrance, with a cool, spicy taste. In contrast, Vietnamese balm leaves have a milder scent than mint and a less intense spicy flavor.
Required tools
Blender, strainer, glass, knife, cutting board,…
How to make Mint Winter Melon Juice
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Prepare the ingredients
Pick fresh, young mint leaves, then wash them clean and soak them in salt water for about 5 minutes before draining.
Wash the winter melon, peel off the outer skin, remove the seeds, and then cut it into small pieces to extract the juice.
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Blend the winter melon and mint mixture
After preparing the ingredients, put all the winter melon and mint leaves into the blender. Proceed to blend the mixture until smooth.
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Strain and mix the winter melon mint juice
Next, strain the mixture through a sieve to obtain the pure winter melon mint juice.
Then, pour the juice into a glass, add 10ml of lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and a little ground black pepper (optional), and you can enjoy it!
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Final product
After completing the above steps, you will achieve a result of 1 glass of green winter melon mint juice that is truly “healthy”, with the light sweetness of winter melon combined with the coolness of mint bringing a novelty and surprise to your taste buds!
4. Passion fruit winter melon juice
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Passion fruit winter melon juice For 2 glasses
Winter melon 1 fruit Passion fruit 5 fruits Sugar 4 tablespoons Ice cubes 150 gr
How to choose passion fruit with many seeds
- You should choose passion fruits that are reddish-purple (for red passion fruit) and bright yellow (for yellow passion fruit), with a smooth, shiny skin, looking plump.
- You should pay attention to selecting larger passion fruits, as they usually contain more juice.
- When buying passion fruit, you should hold it and smell it; if it has a distinctive and pleasant aroma, then it is ripe and ready for use.
- Additionally, you can gently squeeze the skin of the fruit to feel a moderate firmness, not too soft or mushy.
- Avoid choosing fruits with blotchy colors as these are unripe, lacking fragrance, or have a sour smell like fermentation.
Required tools
Juicer, cup, knife, cutting board,…
How to make winter melon and passion fruit juice
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Prepare the ingredients
Cut the passion fruit in half and scoop out the yellow pulp inside.
Peel the winter melon, wash it clean, and cut it into pieces that fit the mouth of the juicer.
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Juicing Bitter Melon and Passion Fruit
First, you put the bitter melon into the juicer to extract the pure juice. When you are almost done juicing the bitter melon, add the passion fruit flesh to juice along with the remaining pieces of bitter melon.
You can place a strainer where the juice flows out to filter out the pulp of the bitter melon really well!
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Mixing Bitter Melon and Passion Fruit Juice
You put a pot on the stove, add about 4 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of water, and bring to a boil over gradually increasing heat, stirring constantly.
Then, you add the mixture of bitter melon juice, passion fruit, and 20 – 25ml of sugar water depending on your taste into a shaker.
Next, add about 150g of ice cubes to the shaker, close the lid, and shake the mixture well. After that, pour it into a glass and you can enjoy it right away!
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Final Product
The bitter melon and passion fruit juice is fragrant and has a refreshing sweet and sour taste. This juice is not only great for cooling down but can also be enjoyed alongside grilled meats to counteract the richness.
5. Bitter Melon and Lemon Juice
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Bitter Melon and Lemon Juice Serves 2 glasses
Bitter melon 1/2 fruit Lemon 2 fruits Salt/ pepper A little
How to Make Winter Melon Lemon Juice
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Prepare the Winter Melon
Wash the winter melon thoroughly, peel off the outer skin, remove the seeds and flesh, then cut it into small pieces that fit your juicer.
Wash the lemon, cut it in half.
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Blend the Winter Melon with Lemon Juice
Add the winter melon into the blender, 240ml of water, then squeeze the juice of 2 lemons, followed by adding 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a little ground pepper to enhance the flavor. Then, blend the mixture until smooth.
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Strain the pumpkin juice
After blending the mixture, strain it through a sieve and use a spoon to press down on the pulp in the sieve to extract all the juice.
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Final product
In just a few quick minutes, you can complete a glass of sweet and sour pumpkin lemon juice, extremely refreshing and good for health.
If you’re looking for a type of juice that helps beautify the skin and cool the body, then pumpkin lemon juice is the perfect choice for you!
6. Beetroot pumpkin juice
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Bitter Melon and Beetroot Juice Serves 2 glasses
Bitter melon 1/2 fruit Beetroot 2 beetroots Ginger 10 gr Tamarind A little (optional) Mint leaves 2 sprigs
How to choose fresh and delicious beetroot
- You should prioritize buying beetroots that feel firm when held, are not soft, have a deep, bright color, and the outer skin is not wrinkled and still has leaves attached to the stem.
- Additionally, you should choose beetroots that have a round bottom because these tend to be sweeter, whereas those with a flat bottom usually have a less sweet taste.
- Avoid choosing beetroots with the stem detached, those with scratches or bruises, and when smelled, have a foul odor as these are beetroots that have wilted or spoiled due to being stored for too long.
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Tools needed
How to Make Winter Melon and Beet Juice
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Prepare the Ingredients
When you buy winter melon, wash it clean, peel off the green outer layer, remove the core, and cut it into small pieces.
For the beetroot, you will also peel off the outer skin, wash it clean, and cut it into small pieces or dice it for easier blending.
Peel the ginger and chop it finely.
For the tamarind, remove the stems, wash it clean with water, then drain and cut into pieces.
Wash the mint leaves with water and let them drain.
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Blend the Winter Melon and Beet Mixture
After preparing all the ingredients, put the winter melon, beetroot, tamarind, ginger, and mint leaves into a blender, add about 200ml of clean water, and blend the mixture for about 1 – 2 minutes.
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Strain the winter melon and beetroot juice
The blended mixture of winter melon and beetroot will be strained through a sieve to extract the pure juice.
During the straining process, you should use a spoon to press the pulp firmly to extract all the juice. After that, you will have a glass of pure, delicious juice ready!
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Final product
A glass of winter melon and beetroot juice has an eye-catching deep red color, not only beautiful to look at but also very easy to drink and especially good for health.
The juice has a light fragrance, a mild sweetness from the winter melon and beetroot, combined with a cool, minty sensation that is very special. Try making it now and enjoy the flavor of this juice!
How to choose fresh and delicious wax gourd
- When buying wax gourd, you should choose large, plump fruits with a light green skin and many fine hairs sticking to the skin
- Avoid buying fruits with dark green color as they are mature, seedy and when used for juicing, they will have a sour taste.
- A young wax gourd when held will feel heavy, firm, and you can press your nails into it; the skin should not be soft. Fruits with soft skin are usually wilted or have been stored for too long.
Bottle gourd juice is a nutritious, refreshing drink that supports weight loss. We hope that the recipes provided by TasteVN above will bring you new experiences in making delicious, refreshing juices!
