Pescatarian Classic Watermelon Agua Fresca
Few drinks capture the spirit of summer quite like a cold glass of watermelon agua fresca. Fresh watermelon gets blended with cold water, a squeeze of lime, a pinch of salt, and just enough sugar to round everything out — then strained into a pitcher for a silky-smooth, deeply refreshing drink. The lime juice brightens the natural sweetness of the melon, while that small pinch of salt does more than you'd expect, pulling the whole flavor together in the best way. It comes together in minutes with nothing more than a blender and a fine-mesh strainer, making it one of the easiest crowd-pleasers you can put on a table. Serve it over ice with a wedge of lime on the side and it looks like something you'd pay too much for at a fancy brunch spot — except you made it at home for almost nothing. This is the kind of drink that disappears fast, so you may want to double the batch.
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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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