Legume Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Lemonade
This refreshing drink is the kind of thing you make once and then crave all summer long. Cool cucumber, bright lemon, and fragrant mint come together in a way that feels fancy enough for a dinner party but easy enough for a Tuesday afternoon. A homemade maple syrup steeped with fresh mint leaves does the heavy lifting here, giving the whole drink a subtle herbal sweetness that store-bought lemonade simply can't touch. Blending and straining the cucumber extracts all that clean, grassy juice without any pulp getting in the way, so the final result is silky smooth and beautifully pale green. Every ingredient in this glass is naturally free of legumes — no hidden additives, no processed syrups to second-guess, just whole fruits, fresh herbs, and water. Serve it over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of mint, and it looks like something straight off a café menu.
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4 servings
For the mint simple syrup
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
For the lemonade
- 1 medium english cucumber (about 10 oz), peeled and roughly chopped
- ¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4–5 lemons)
- 2 cups cold water
For serving
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 4 thin lemon slices (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the 1/2 cup water and maple syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the maple syrup fully dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the mint leaves, and let steep for 10 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and pale green. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or measuring cup, pressing the leaves to extract as much liquid as possible; discard the solids. Let the syrup cool to room temperature.
- 2
Place the chopped cucumber in a blender with 1/2 cup of the cold water and blend on high until completely smooth, about 30 seconds. Strain the cucumber purée through the fine-mesh strainer into a large pitcher, pressing firmly with a spoon to extract all the juice; discard the pulp.
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