
- Jicama base
- Advanced
- Keeps 24–36 hrs
Jicama Pineapple Lime
A crisp jicama juice with pineapple, lime, cucumber, and cilantro.
- Yield
- ~14–16 oz
- Prep
- 12 min
- Sweetness
- Medium
- Drink by
- Within 36 hrs
- Est. calories
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- Cost to make
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- Make-ahead
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- In season
- Included with Founding Lifetime
Ingredients
1 bottle · ~14–16 ozMethod · In press order
Press it in this order. Here's why.
- 1 cup · peeled
Jicama
Base + yieldBase + yield · peeled
Builds most of the bottle and keeps the recipe easy to press.
- Press
- Start with jicama to build steady flow through the press.
- Buy
- Heavy, firm root with dry, tan skin.
- 1 large · trimmed
Cucumber
Volume + bodyVolume + body · trimmed
Adds juice volume and a mild, clean backbone for the stronger flavors.
- Press
- Press 1 large cucumber, then continue alternating textures.
- Buy
- Firm body with taut, deep-green skin.
- 1 cup · peeled and cut
Pineapple
Body + flavorBody + flavor · peeled and cut
Adds juice volume and a rounder fruit note under the main base.
- Press
- Run pineapple next so its sweetness carries through the press.
- Buy
- Sweet aroma at the base — the bottom is the sweetest end.
- 1/4 cup · rinsed
Cilantro
Herbal finishHerbal finish · rinsed
Adds a clean top note without adding much volume.
- Press
- Tuck cilantro between higher-yield pieces instead of feeding it alone.
- Buy
- Vibrant green leaves with no yellowing.
- 1 small · peeled
Lime
Acid + brightnessAcid + brightness · peeled
Keeps the bottle from tasting flat and sharpens the finish.
- Press
- Finish with lime, then stir gently before bottling.
- Buy
- Glossy, thin skin with slight give.
The Week Planner scales these amounts and puts every bottle on one grocery list.
Fix and swap
Didn't come out right? Fix it.
- Too sweet
Add more cucumber or a squeeze of lime to pull the bottle back toward crisp.
- Too sharp
Add a few cucumber pieces or a small pineapple wedge to soften the edge.
- No jicama?
Use cucumber. Keeps yield, but shifts the base flavor.
- No pineapple?
Use mango. Keeps sweetness, but changes body and aroma.
- Too flat
- Too green
- Too watery
- No cucumber?
- No lime?
- No cilantro?
Ingredients
1 bottle · ~14–16 ozPlan this into a week
Make this bottle one, and we'll plan the rest of your week with one grocery list.
Plan my weekStorage
Citrus-forward juices can taste brightest soon after pressing. For best flavor, enjoy within 24 to 36 hours. Shake gently if it separates, keep it cold, and discard questionable juice.
Serving: Citrus-forward recipes add bright flavor and vitamin C-rich produce to the glass.
Yield, prep and calorie ranges are rough planning estimates. Calories come from the recipe's produce types, not a lab test, and everything varies with produce size, ripeness and your juicer. How to use these estimates. This website provides general recipe and nutrition education only and is not medical advice. Read the disclaimer.
Optional boosters
- Mint Finishup to 8 to 10 leavesAdds a cool herbal finish to cucumber, melon, and citrus-forward juices.
- Lime Brightenerup to 1 small limeAdds tart citrus balance when a recipe tastes too sweet or flat.
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13 min · ~12–14 ozJicama Beet Lime MintA crisp jicama juice with beet, cucumber, lime, and mint.
12 min · ~10–12 ozJicama Cucumber Cilantro LimeA crisp lower-sugar jicama juice with cucumber, cilantro, and lime.
10 min · ~21–23 ozCoconut Pineapple CucumberA tropical coconut water juice with pineapple, cucumber, lime, and mint.
10 min · ~16–18 ozGreen Grape Cucumber FennelA crisp green grape juice with cucumber, fennel, and lime.




