
Few drinks capture the spirit of summer quite like a cold glass of watermelon agua fresca โ bright, lightly sweet, and endlessly refreshing. This version comes together with just a handful of real ingredients: fresh watermelon, lime juice, a pinch of salt, and a touch of sugar to balance it all out. There's no cooking involved, no complicated technique, and absolutely nothing processed hiding in the mix. For anyone keeping a close eye on what goes into their food, this is the kind of recipe that makes it easy โ every ingredient is exactly what it says it is. Straining the blended watermelon through a fine-mesh sieve gives the drink a clean, smooth texture that feels almost fancy without any extra effort. A squeeze of fresh lime lifts the whole thing and keeps it from tasting flat or one-note. Pour it over ice on a hot afternoon and it's genuinely hard to believe something this good takes so little time to make.
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Add the watermelon cubes and cold water to a blender and blend on high until completely smooth, about 30โ45 seconds.
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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