Rice Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This refreshing drink is everything you want on a warm day — cool, lightly sweet, and bright with fresh lime and mint. English cucumber forms the base, blending into a clean, pale green liquid that tastes like a garden in a glass. A touch of maple syrup adds just enough sweetness without overpowering the delicate herbal notes, and a pinch of salt pulls the whole thing together in a way that makes each sip surprisingly complex. The blender does most of the heavy lifting, and straining the mixture gives you a silky-smooth pour with none of the pulpy texture. It's naturally free of grains and starches — just whole, simple ingredients that happen to work beautifully together. Make a big batch ahead of time, keep it cold in the fridge, and pour over ice whenever the mood strikes.
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4 servings
- 2 large english cucumbers (about 24 oz total), peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 cups cold water
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ tsp fine salt
For serving
- 3 cups ice cubes, for serving
- 4 thin lime slices (optional)
- 4 small fresh mint sprigs (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the chopped cucumber, cold water, lime juice, maple syrup, mint leaves, and salt to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45–60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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