- Pineapple base
- Advanced
- Best same day
Pineapple Collard Lime
A tropical pineapple juice with collard greens, cucumber, lime, and a small ginger note.
- Yield
- ~14–16 oz
- Prep
- 14 min
- Sweetness
- Med–high
- Drink by
- Same day
- 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 1/2 cups · peeled and cut
Pineapple
Base + flavorBase + flavor · peeled and cut
Builds most of the bottle and keeps the recipe easy to press.
- Press
- Start with pineapple to build steady flow through the press.
- Buy
- Sweet aroma at the base — the bottom is the sweetest end.
- 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.
- 2 leaves · rinsed and stems trimmed
Collard Greens
Green structureGreen structure · rinsed and stems trimmed
Adds a green flavor note and deeper color.
- Press
- Feed collard greens between firmer produce to help carry the leaves through.
- Buy
- Large, sturdy leaves with no yellowing.
- 1/4 inch · peeled
Ginger
Flavor accentFlavor accent · peeled
Adds a small punch of flavor, so a little goes a long way.
- Press
- Tuck ginger between higher-yield pieces instead of feeding it alone.
- Buy
- Smooth, taut skin with a fresh peppery smell.
- 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 pineapple?
Use mango. Keeps sweetness, but changes body and aroma.
- No collard greens?
Use kale. Keeps the recipe usable with a small flavor shift.
- Too flat
- Too green
- Too spicy
- No cucumber?
- No lime?
- No ginger?
Ingredients
1 bottle · ~14–16 ozPlan this into a week
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Plan my weekStorage
Leafy green juices are often most pleasant soon after pressing. For best flavor, enjoy the same day. Shake gently if it separates, keep it cold, and discard questionable juice.
Serving: Green-forward juices can be easier to enjoy with citrus, mild fruit, or cucumber for balance.
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
- Chia Textureup to 1 teaspoonAdds light texture to finished juice after the seeds hydrate briefly.
- Mint Finishup to 8 to 10 leavesAdds a cool herbal finish to cucumber, melon, and citrus-forward juices.
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15 min · ~12-14 ozPassion Fruit Pineapple LimePressed pineapple and lime finished with separately strained passion fruit juice for a fragrant tropical blend.
12 min · ~11-13 ozPineapple Jalapeño LimeA pineapple-based juice with lime and a small amount of jalapeño for a sweet-tart blend with a lively finish.