Description
Stay refreshed with this delightful Cucumber Agua Fresca recipe. A light and hydrating beverage perfect for hot summer days.
Ingredients
Scale
Cucumber Agua Fresca:
- 2 large cucumbers (peeled and chopped)
- 4 cups cold water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2–3 tablespoons honey or agave syrup (to taste)
- pinch of salt
- ice for serving
- cucumber slices and lime wedges for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Blend Ingredients: In a blender, combine cucumbers, water, lime juice, honey, and salt. Blend until smooth.
- Strain Mixture: Strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove pulp.
- Adjust Sweetness: Taste and adjust sweetness. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Serve: Serve over ice with cucumber slices or lime wedges.
Notes
- For a minty twist, add fresh mint leaves before blending.
- Experiment with adding fruits like pineapple or melon.
- Perfectly hydrating and ideal for summer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 35
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
