GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — With the changing of the seasons, you'll see the options for fresh fruit and vegetables increasing at the grocery store.
Hy-Vee dietician Melissa Jaeger joined KARE 11 Saturday to share a recipe and discuss some of the ingredients which are popular produce picks for spring: beets, asparagus, and pineapple.
Recipe: Pineapple turmeric slushies
(Serves 4)
All you need:
- 1½ cups diced pineapple
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 cup Hy-Vee coconut water
- ½ cup Hy-Vee no-sugar-added pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp Hy-Vee honey
- 1 (½-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled, about 1½ tsp chopped
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- Fresh pineapple wedges or spears and leaves for garnish
All you do:
Combine pineapple chunks, ice cubes, coconut water, pineapple juice, honey, ginger and turmeric in a blender. Cover and blend until slushy. Pour into glasses. Garnish with fresh pineapple wedges and leaves, if desired.
Recipe adapted from: https://www.hy-vee.com/recipes-ideas/recipes/pineapple-turmeric-slushies
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