Description
Cucumber Agua Fresca is a light and refreshing Mexican beverage perfect for hot summer days. Made with fresh cucumbers, lime juice, and a touch of sweetness, this hydrating drink is easy to prepare and wonderfully cooling. It can be served chilled over ice and garnished with cucumber slices or lime wedges for an extra burst of freshness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers (peeled and chopped)
- 3 cups cold water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 to 3 tablespoons honey or sugar (adjust to taste)
- Pinch of salt
For Serving
- Ice for serving
- Cucumber slices and lime wedges for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Peel and chop the cucumbers into smaller pieces to facilitate blending.
- Blend Mixture: In a blender, combine the chopped cucumbers, cold water, fresh lime juice, your preferred sweetener (honey or sugar), and a pinch of salt. Blend on high speed until the mixture is smooth.
- Strain Liquid: Pour the blended mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher to separate the pulp from the liquid. Press the pulp gently to extract as much juice as possible.
- Adjust Flavor: Taste the strained juice and adjust the sweetness or lime juice as desired to suit your palate.
- Chill: Refrigerate the agua fresca for at least 30 minutes to allow it to chill thoroughly.
- Serve: Serve the drink over ice, garnished with cucumber slices or lime wedges if desired, for a refreshing treat.
Notes
- For a more refreshing twist, add a few fresh mint leaves during blending.
- Replace some of the cold water with sparkling water for a fizzy variation of the drink.
- 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: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
