Cucumber Pineapple Mint Limeade

Ingredients

• 3 small cucumbers (roughly chopped)
• 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
• 10 fresh mint leaves
• 1 knob fresh ginger (small knob, peeled)
• 0.5 cup water
• 1 lime juice (juice of 1 small lime)
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tbsp warm water (to dissolve honey)
• ice (for serving)
• fresh mint, pineapple, and/or cucumber slices (for garnish)

Steps

1. 1

   Add the roughly chopped cucumbers, pineapple chunks, mint leaves, peeled ginger knob, and 1/2 cup of water to a blender.

2. 2

   Blend the ingredients until the mixture is completely smooth.

3. 3

   Pour the blended mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher or bowl, pressing down on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible.

4. 4

   In a separate small bowl, whisk 1 teaspoon of honey with 1 tablespoon of warm water until the honey is fully dissolved.

5. 5

   Stir the dissolved honey mixture and the fresh lime juice into the strained cucumber-pineapple juice.

6. 6

   Taste the limeade and adjust the sweetness or acidity with a little more honey or lime juice if desired.

7. 7

   Serve the limeade over ice and garnish with fresh mint, pineapple, and/or cucumber slices.

Notes

For a more intense ginger flavor, you can grate the ginger before adding it to the blender. If you prefer a sweeter drink, you can increase the honey to 1 tablespoon.

Nutrition per serving

• drink
• mocktail
• summer
• refreshing
• healthy
• vegetarian
• gluten-free
• no-cook