Cucumber Agua Fresca Becomes “Green Juice” - Rick Bayless

Name: Cucumber Agua Fresca Becomes “Green Juice” - Rick Bayless
Ingredients: 10 ounces (2 medium) cucumbers, peeled or not, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups); 1/3 cup fresh lime juice; A small handful fresh mint or cilantro (4 or 5 big sprigs); About 1/4 cup sugar for the agua fresca (3 tablespoons for the jugo verde); 10 ounces (about 2 cups) peeled, cored and chopped ripe pineapple; 2 ounces (about 2 cups) baby spinach (if you’re using full-grown spinach, roughly chop it) OR about 1 packed cup flat-leaf parsley leaves or fresh alfalfa leaves; 1 nopal cactus paddle, cleaned and roughly chopped (optional but recommended)

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Ingredients

10 ounces (2 medium) cucumbers, peeled or not, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
A small handful fresh mint or cilantro (4 or 5 big sprigs)
About 1/4 cup sugar for the agua fresca (3 tablespoons for the jugo verde)
10 ounces (about 2 cups) peeled, cored and chopped ripe pineapple
2 ounces (about 2 cups) baby spinach (if you’re using full-grown spinach, roughly chop it) OR about 1 packed cup flat-leaf parsley leaves or fresh alfalfa leaves
1 nopal cactus paddle, cleaned and roughly chopped (optional but recommended)