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    Mint and Celery Soda

    By Alanna Taylor-Tobin on May 4, 2013 (updated Feb 8, 2022) / 27 Comments Jump to Recipe

    mint and celery soda

    I never gave celery much thought. It was stringy and bland, a sometimes necessary component in soups or potato salad, easily substituted by its smaller and more flavorful cousin, fennel. I didn't like it dipped in peanut butter. I did like it filled with cream cheese, but only because anything will taste good with enough cream cheese on it.

    celery

    But that was before trying Chris Tunstall's homemade celery soda. Now I can't stop thinking about it.

    celery on a tray

    Chris is the mixology maestro at Wayfare Tavern, and I had the pleasure of meeting him and his tech-savvy other half, Julia, at a food blogger meetup in April. Chris and Julia showed up with three large bottles of pale green liquid, which they poured into cups. Sips were taken, eyebrows raised, and the room was filled with exclamations like, "Wow, this is really good!" It was a hot day, and the crisp drink, slightly sweetened and punctuated by a touch of lemon juice, was all I ever wanted to ingest. I refilled my glass four times.

    leaves being muddled

    I grilled Chris about his celery soda-making method, which began by shoving a whole head of celery through a juicer. A juicer that I didn't have. I moped around the house a bit, contemplating whether a life without fresh celery soda was worth living, when, as luck would have it, my mom waltzed into town, dumped a Champion on our counter, and left. (Not before making me drink a vile concoction of ginger juice, lemon and oregano oil designed to knock out the cold I've had for the last week and a half, which made my whole body burn for about 20 minutes. Thanks, Mom. :))

    celery in a juicer

    It's been quite heatwavy here in San Francisco, and I can't seem to get enough of this soda. I add muddled mint to it, which brings a bit of depth and complexity to the mildly vegetal celery. (I tried juicing the mint with the celery, but it browned immediately, turning the drink a murky pond scum green. Muddling was [literally] the clear winner.) I find the slightly salty celery quite addictive, particularly on hot days; it soothes and cools in the same way as cucumber, which isn't yet in season here. It's an all-around win.

    drink poured into a glass

    I've heard that people who have recently acquired juicers tend to juice everything in sight for about a week, then relegate their juicer to storage. My theory is that these people don't actually like the taste of what's coming out of their juicer. They feel that they ought to juice for reasons, but their heart and tastebuds aren't in it. To those people I say, make this celery soda – you will fall in love with your juicer all over again.

    water poured into mint celery soda

    For those of you who don't have a juicer, don't despair! Just chop up your celery, puree it in a blender or food processor, then strain the crap out of it with a fine sieve or nut milk bag.

    mint celery soda in glasses

    If you want to add some hard stuff to this soft drink, go right ahead. We tried it with both gin and tequila. I think the salty bite of tequila (Cazadores) blends better with the celery, but Jay prefers the complex contrast of gin (we used Death's Door, but I think Hendrick's would be ideal).

    I like the soda plain best of all, however; a fact which I find about as shocking as my new found love of celery.

    top down shot of mint celery soda

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    mint celery soda in glasses on a tray
    5 from 1 review

    Mint and Celery Soda

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    A tasty and refreshing drink.
    Alanna Taylor-Tobin
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 large or 4 small drinks.

    Ingredients

    • leaves from 4 bushy mint sprigs, rinsed, plus extra for garnish
    • 2 tablespoons organic cane sugar
    • 1/4 cup strained lemon juice (from 1-2 lemons)
    • 1 pound celery stalks (1 small head, or 1/2 of a very huge head), leaves ok, washed well
    • ice cubes
    • 2-3 cups sparkling water
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    Instructions

    • In the bowl or pitcher in which you will catch your celery juice, muddle together the mint, sugar and lemon juice until the mint is bruised. Place the pitcher under the spout of your juicer; the lemon will prevent the celery juice from oxidizing.
    • Juice the celery into the pitcher. Strain the mixture, squeezing the liquid out of the mint leaves. Pour the liquid into ice-filled glasses, top off with sparkling water to taste, and garnish with some fresh mint leaves.
    • This soda is best served shortly after being made, as the celery juice will eventually oxidiz

    Notes

    Inspired by Chris Tunstall of A Bar Above. 
    I like this drink straight up, but try it with a shot of gin or tequila if you like.
    Grocery store celery tends to be more mild and watery than farmer's market celery, which can be dark green and have a sharper flavor. I used the mild stuff here. If using more intense celery, you could try adding more sugar, lemon and sparkling water.
    Oh, and don't try to be clever and juice the mint, too – mine oxidized instantly and turned the whole drink a revolting pond-scum green. Muddling is the way to go.
    If you don't have a juicer, see instructions in the post above for making juice without one.
    Nutritional values are based on one of two large drinks.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 96kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 285mgPotassium: 678mgFiber: 4gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 1445IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 1mg
    Making this? I'd love to see!Tag your snaps @The_Bojon_Gourmet and #bojongourmet!

    mint celery soda on a serving tray

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    1. Samantha @ FerraroKitchen says

      May 04, 2013 at 5:55 am

      This is gorgeous! I am definitely going to be making this soon! I love celery juice :)

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 04, 2013 at 3:18 pm

        Thanks, Samantha! I had never had straight up celery juice before, but now I'm a believer!

        Reply
      • Sylvia says

        April 05, 2016 at 2:01 pm

        Thanks for sharing. This drink looks and sounds refreshing. Also, I will try your Mom's home remedy for my cold 😷.

        Happy Spring.

        Reply
        • Alanna says

          April 05, 2016 at 2:03 pm

          You too - feel better soon!

          Reply
      • rosie says

        April 06, 2016 at 1:18 am

        thank you for sharing.. I will good help to everyone. .healthy life style..

        Reply
    2. Madeline Taylor says

      May 04, 2013 at 8:04 am

      I totally agree...GORGEOUS! And I, too, am going to make this soon with organic celery, homegrown mint and my neighbor's organic lemons. And I didn't know about the Vitamin C and potassium...definitely a plus! Thanks, Bojon!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 04, 2013 at 3:20 pm

        Thanks, Mom! You're gonna love it!

        Reply
    3. carey says

      May 04, 2013 at 11:11 am

      Yaaaaaay celery!! This soda sounds so dang delicious, especially with the mint in there to give things even more of a fresh, cooling feel. (The previous downstairs tenants made the mistake of planting mint in the ramshackle raised bed on our lawn [I don't even think they're worthy of being called "beds" because they're so narrow]. Now we have an endless supply of mint growing all along the house and on the lawn. I like the lawn mint, but the fact that I can just barely keep it at bay in the beds throughout the summer drives me nuts. I imagine my poor flowers' roots being strangled to death by the beastly mint, and it upsets me! Omg, total tangent...)

      Making the A Walk in the Weeds cocktail has me on a celery kick, so I anticipate always having a bunch of it in my fridge all summer. Especially if I can make refreshing drinks like this! I occasionally contemplate buying a juicer, but then I look at my kitchen and realize that I should probably wait until I have a bigger place. But I've been growing more and more intrigued by the whole juicing thing, especially now that I'm realizing it's not just something that you need to drink straight, it can be mixed with fizzy water or booze (or both). Aw yeah!

      (P.S. Thanks for the shout-out!!) (:

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 04, 2013 at 3:28 pm

        Beastly mint! I've heard it grows like a weed... but I'm still envious that you have it in your yard! Poor flowers, though! I'm with you on the whole juicing for sodas/cocktails thing - much more intriguing than healthy hippie drinks (but don't tell my mom I said so) (;.

        I read that Kate of Cookie and Kate scored a free high-speed blender because of her blogger status. I bet you could get that deal on a juicer. Jay complained incessantly about our Champion at first, but we found room for it under the counter with a bit of rearranging. I think he changed his tune after a few cocktails, too. ;)

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    4. foodieportal says

      May 05, 2013 at 5:11 pm

      I love your pictures and recipes. I'd like to inform you of a great new website http://www.foodieportal.com. I would like to invite you to come and join us and share your wonderful pictures with us. We are simply foodies and we are not photography snobs, so picture perfection is not important, all we care about is delicious food.

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    5. Mini says

      May 05, 2013 at 8:11 pm

      You know I had to try this. I love celery in my smoothies. This got my curiosity worked up about how it would taste as a soda. I do wish i had the juicer as straining it in my very small strainer took a couple of batches but....the results were delicious and refreshing. my first real home made drink. Thank you! also, i substituted half of the sugar with stevia.

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      • Alanna says

        May 06, 2013 at 5:22 pm

        Hi Mini, I'm so glad you liked it! Stevia seems like it would work well here. Celery smoothies? I'm intrigued!

        Reply
    6. Isabelle @ Crumb says

      May 07, 2013 at 3:58 pm

      I've been madly in love with celery soda ever since I discovered in an NYC deli during a long-ago trip, but sadly, all of my attempts to make it at home have had very disappointing results.
      I'm kind of hoping this recipe will finally get me what I want, especially because I love the idea of pairing celery with mint. It sounds like the perfect refresher for a hot summer day!(Plus it totally justifies buying a juicer, which I've been dying to do for a while.)

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 07, 2013 at 6:33 pm

        Do it! ;) I didn't know celery soda was a thing until I tried Chris's, but it's super easy to make this way, and with great results, IMO. I think you'll be happy with this recipe. Let me know if you give it a go. Also note that you can make this without a juicer (see instructions in the post). Cheers!

        Reply
    7. Linda says

      May 07, 2013 at 10:08 pm

      Yowza! Now that is a bright green! I love it—why can't foods always naturally be this vibrant? (I'm thinking of Mountain Dew, which creeps me out.)

      I would LOVE to own a juicer. Did you ever see Heidi of 101 Cookbook's monster juicing post? I was, and am, so envious of both of you. (okay, confession, I'm always jealous of your soda siphon! It looks amazing. I must get one soon). Anyway, enough of the 'I want.' I really like celery juice! It tastes so refreshing and wholesome and clean, and yeah, paired with mint, it sounds like the perfect drink to be sipping on during a San Francisco heatwave (I absolutely love them).

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 08, 2013 at 2:47 am

        I agree - Mountain Dew is seriously creepy! I love Heidi's juicing post, though the model of juicer that I have sadly failed to make nut milk like hers can. So I'm jealous of hers, too! I love my soda siphon, and highly recommend it! Though you can totally make this soda without either. I had never tasted celery juice on its own before making this soda, but I am hooked. I'm glad someone loves the SF heatwaves! I'm from LA, but am now acclimatized to the cool bay weather and get cranky when temperatures rise above 75º. ;) Thanks for your sweet comments, Linda- I'm currently perusing your photo portfolio. Mmm...

        Reply
    8. cookingthestrip.com says

      May 09, 2013 at 8:21 pm

      This sounds so refreshing! I'm going to have to try this out...

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 10, 2013 at 4:52 am

        Let me know how you like it!

        Reply
    9. Jaclyn says

      May 11, 2013 at 3:59 am

      Your photos are amazing!!! I love your blog!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 11, 2013 at 6:18 am

        Thank you, Jaclyn! The feeling is mutual! :D

        Reply
    10. Shelly West says

      May 15, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE. I am obsessed with soda water and am constantly seeking new flavors to add to it. Can't wait to try this one!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 15, 2013 at 4:18 pm

        I love fizzy drinks, too! Please let me know how you like it.

        Reply
    11. Alexandra Arnold says

      July 18, 2013 at 1:58 am

      Two facts: 1) I do not like celery; 2) I am obsessed with this soda. Also, I once accidentally used lime juice that I had in the fridge, thinking it was lemon juice, and that was also miraculous. I'm not sure which version I prefer. Thanks, as always for the amazing recipes!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 18, 2013 at 3:58 pm

        Yeah! That's how I feel, too! Lime juice sounds great here - I will definitely try that next time. And it gives me another idea: Celery Mojitos!!!

        Reply
    12. Chasity Affleck says

      March 31, 2014 at 6:36 am

      This looks delicious! Now, do I add the 2-3 cups of sprakling water after juicing the celery?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 31, 2014 at 6:13 pm

        Thanks, Chastity! You can either add in the fizzy water then, or pour the celery base into ice-filled glasses and top each off with sparkling water and give 'em a stir. I do it that way since I have a soda siphon and the bubbles go away quickly, but with regular sparkling water it's probably easier to mix the whole batch to taste. Let me know how you like it!

        Reply
    13. Edward Vu says

      October 21, 2014 at 11:34 pm

      Add strawberries for flavor explosion, slap mint for cleaner flavor. Love bubbles since baby, bubbly drinks multi micro burst of flavors. Celery like bleach cleaning inside body. Enjoy!

      Reply

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