Seeds Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes a hot afternoon feel instantly manageable — cool, bright, and just a little bit fancy without any real effort. Fresh cucumber and mint are blended together with lime juice and a touch of maple syrup, then strained into a silky, refreshing agua fresca that tastes like a spa day in a glass. Because every ingredient here is whole and straightforward, there are no hidden seed-based thickeners, oils, or additives to worry about — just clean, simple produce doing all the heavy lifting. The fine-mesh straining step is what makes the texture so smooth and satisfying, pulling out all the pulp while keeping every bit of that cucumber-mint flavor. A splash more lime or a drizzle more maple syrup lets you dial in the balance exactly to your taste before serving. Poured over ice with a fresh mint sprig, it's genuinely beautiful enough to serve to guests but easy enough to make on a random Tuesday.
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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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