Andrea’s Pain-Fighting Basil Bomb

Name: Andrea’s Pain-Fighting Basil Bomb
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 cups pineapple, fresh; 1 handful basil, fresh; 1 cucumber (*see Recipe Notes); 1 cup kale or spinach; 1 lime

August 29, 2022 Andrea Wyckoff

Anytime I feel a flare-up of ankylosing spondylitis-related pain or gut trouble, I replace a meal or two with fresh green juices. This is a recipe I turn to often because I love the flavor combination of the pineapple and basil!

Ingredients

pineapple, fresh		2 cups
basil, fresh		1 handful
cucumber (*see Recipe Notes)		1
kale or spinach		1 cup
lime		1

Directions:

Use a juicer for juice or a blender for a smoothie.

Recipe Notes:

For the smoothie version pictured, I omit the cucumber and squeeze the juice from the lime into the blender. I also add ice to the smoothie version. It’s genuinely an anti-inflammatory bomb of pineapple and basil goodness!