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Ingredients
- 1 ripe pineapple (about 1 kg)
- 500 ml cold water
- 30 to 50 g sugar, optional
- Juice of ½ lemon, optional
Method
- 01 Peel the pineapple, remove the fibrous core if needed, cut the flesh into cubes.
- 02 Blend with the water until fluid.
- 03 Strain through a fine sieve for a clearer juice, or keep the pulp.
- 04 Sweeten and add lemon to taste.
- 05 Serve iced.
Market pineapple makes a more fragrant juice than cartons. Very ripe fruit often needs no sugar.
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