Sparkling Pineapple-Mint Juice with Grilled Pineapple

Name: Sparkling Pineapple-Mint Juice with Grilled Pineapple
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 -6
Ingredients: 1 large fresh ripe pineapple; 6 cups chilled sparkling water; 10 leaves fresh mint; 1½ cups white granulated sugar; crushed ice

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Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
4 -6
Cuisine
Brazilian

Sparkling Pineapple-Mint Juice with Grilled Pineapple

Soren Pugh

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This sparkling pineapple mint juice is a refreshing and tasty summer drink that can be accompanied by grilled pineapple. A drink with eats!

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Ingredients

Servings

1 large fresh ripe pineapple peeled, cored, and cut mostly into chunks/cubes (reserve about 8 to 12 cubes and 4 to 6 small to medium triangles to garnish the drink)
6 cups chilled sparkling water (if desired, use regular water)
10 leaves fresh mint large leaves (plus more to garnish)
1½ cups white granulated sugar
crushed ice

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Instructions

Reserve about 8 to 12 cubes and 4 to 6 small to medium triangles to grill and garnish the drink if desired. In a blender, blend together the remaining pineapple chunks, sparkling water or regular water, mint leaves, and sugar until obtaining a smooth mixture. Strain the mixture, place into a pitcher with as much crushed ice as desired, and garnish with mint leaves and grilled pineapple triangles. The grilled pineapple cubes can be inserted by two's onto picks to garnish the top of each of the 4-6 glasses, as shown in the pictures.
To grill the pineapple, brush a hot griddle with vegetable oil and grill both the reserved pineapple chunks and triangles on all sides until grill marks appear, about 1 ½ to 2 minutes per side. Let cool down and garnish the drink.