AIP Friendly Whole30 Pineapple Lime Refresher
Bright, tropical, and genuinely refreshing, this sparkling pineapple-lime drink is the kind of thing you'll want to make on repeat all summer long. Fresh pineapple gets blended and strained into a silky juice, then sharpened with real lime and a pinch of sea salt before being topped with chilled sparkling water — it's simple, but the result tastes like something you'd pay too much for at a juice bar. The sea salt is a small but brilliant touch, rounding out the sweetness and making every sip feel more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. For anyone navigating an elimination protocol, store-bought beverages can be a minefield of added sugars, natural flavors, and mystery additives, so having a clean, made-from-scratch option like this is genuinely useful. Every ingredient here is whole and unprocessed, which is exactly what makes it such a reliable fit for stricter dietary frameworks. Garnish with fresh mint and a lime wheel if you want to make it feel a little fancy, or skip the extras and just drink it straight from the glass — either way, it disappears fast.
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2 servings
- 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks (from about ½ small pineapple)
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
For serving
- 2 fresh mint sprigs (optional)
- 2 lime wheels or wedges (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Blend the pineapple chunks on high speed until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Pour the blended pineapple through a fine-mesh strainer into a measuring cup or pitcher, pressing the pulp firmly with a spoon to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the pulp. You should have about 3/4 to 1 cup of pineapple juice.
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