Celery Free Classic Watermelon Agua Fresca
Few drinks capture the feeling of summer quite like a tall glass of watermelon agua fresca — cold, refreshing, and just sweet enough to feel like a treat without being over the top. Fresh watermelon gets blended smooth and strained into a pitcher, then brightened with a squeeze of lime and a pinch of salt that somehow makes the whole thing taste even more like watermelon. The balance of sweet, tart, and subtly savory is genuinely hard to beat on a hot day. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of celery and celery derivatives, so there's no label-reading required — just straightforward, clean produce and pantry staples. A fine-mesh strainer does the quiet work of turning blended fruit into a silky, pulp-free drink that looks as good as it tastes. It comes together in minutes and scales up easily if you're serving a crowd, making it one of the most effortless crowd-pleasers you can pour.
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4 servings
- 6 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- 1–2 tbsp granulated sugar, or to taste
- ¼ tsp salt
For serving
- ice, for serving (optional)
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the watermelon cubes and cold water to a blender and blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended watermelon through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the pulp left in the strainer.
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