I drank a lot of fresh juice when I was in Hawaii. When I finally get around to recapping all the food (I’m shooting for next week), I plan on talking about all the fresh produce Hawaii has. If you don’t mind me geek-ing out geographically for a minute: Hawaii is made up of volcanic soil. Volcanic soil is the most fertile soil on Earth. Fertile soil = lots of yummy, delicious foods.
Since I’ve been home I’ve been on a serious juice kick. Thanks to the amazingness that is the Magimix food processor/juicer combo I’ve been able to recreate some of my favorite juices from Hawaii.
When Josh and I went to Mexico we ate a ton of guacamole. When we went to Hawaii we ate a ton of pineapple. Every day. It was on my pancakes, in my drinks, and even in my cookies. (I have a serious Honolulu Cookie Company obsession.) Naturally, I started craving more pineapple after a few days without it once I was back in the Midwest. I knew it had to be a key ingredient in a juice I made.
I call my creation the Pineapple Cucumber Delight. The pineapple gives it sweetness, the cucumber adds coolness, the mint makes it refreshing, and the ginger adds zing. It is a perfectly proportioned recipe with none of the notes overpowering the other. I plan on making this many, many more times this summer. It’s one of the best juices I’ve ever had.
- 1 pineapple
- 2 medium cucumbers
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves (packed)
- 1 oz fresh ginger, peeled
Is it weird to find juicing fun? I love this machine.
The result was sweet and crisp and oh so refreshing. It took me right back to when I was eating pineapple tacos on the beach in Hawaii with my toes in the sand and the sun in my hair. If only a juice could come with a beach and a palm tree. 😀
Questions of the Day: What food reminds you of your latest vacation? Are you a juice fan? Do you like pineapples?
That sounds delish! Thanks for the recipe! I love pineapples, only juice occasionally (feeling sick or need to use up produce) and…last vacation? Uh…haha! I guess we tasted wine and cheese when we went to Idyllwild!
I love wine and cheese! What a fun vacation!
OH my gosh, YES! Hawaii = best place for juice/produce.
I remember last summer I was there, EVERYTHING at the grocery store was so ridiculously expensive. But the DOLE Products were so affordable, so we basically lived off wine + juice. 🙂
That’s a good way to live! haha
yum!! we love pineapple and anything with it (and especially mango) reminds me of tropical locations!
I wish I lived in a tropical location! Omaha needs to import some palm trees! 😀
Yum! I love pineapple!
Me too! Especially in the summer!
Sounds amazing! I love pineapple!!
Me too! Such a yummy fruit!
This sounds delicious! I loooooove pineapple, especially in my green smoothies!
Mmm so tasty!
would never have thought to pair pineapple and cucumber!
It tastes really good together!
This sounds delish!! I love pineapple!!
Me too! It’s the perfect summer fruit!
YUM – this creation sounds great! Rum reminds me of my last vacation to Barbados haha
Oh man I would love to go to Barbados! How fun!
This juice sounds so yummy! I love mint with pretty much anything. Fresh pineapple is one of our new obsessions lately. Now I just need to get a juicer!
Check back next week! I’m giving one away! 😀
I love pineapples! I still have two of them that I need to cut up! lol. This juice recipe sounds so refreshing. I like how you included mint! I’ve been really loving mint leaves lately!
The mint made it so refreshing!
Mmm, that juice sounds so good! I haven’t been to Hawaii for a long time. I could use a little taste of the islands.
I wish the islands were closer so I could go more often! Flights are ridiculous.
Pineapple is amazing so I bet it is fantastic in fresh juice!
It was so good! If you ever want some I’ll make more.