Gluten 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. This version blends fresh watermelon with a splash of lime juice and a pinch of salt, which does a surprising amount of work to deepen and balance the natural fruit flavor. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you that silky, smooth texture you'd find at a good taqueria, no pulp or graininess in sight. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of gluten, so there's nothing to second-guess or swap out — just real, whole-food simplicity in a glass. The small addition of salt is the kind of detail that separates a good agua fresca from a great one, so don't skip it. Serve it over ice with a lime wedge and it's honestly hard to believe something this good came together in under five minutes.
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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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