Dairy Free Classic Watermelon Agua Fresca
Few drinks capture the spirit of a hot afternoon quite like a tall, ice-cold glass of watermelon agua fresca. This version is bright, lightly sweet, and finished with a squeeze of fresh lime that makes the whole thing taste alive. The tiny pinch of salt is the quiet secret here — it rounds out the sweetness and makes the watermelon flavor pop in a way that's hard to put your finger on but impossible to ignore. Since it's built entirely from fresh fruit, water, lime juice, sugar, and salt, there's nothing to second-guess on the ingredient list — no hidden dairy, no additives, just clean and refreshing simplicity. Blending and straining takes only a few minutes, so you can go from whole watermelon to a gorgeous pitcher in almost no time at all. Serve it over ice with a wedge of lime on the rim and it looks like something you'd pay too much for at a restaurant.
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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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