Seeds Free Classic Watermelon Agua Fresca
Few drinks capture the feeling of summer quite like a tall, cold glass of this blended watermelon refresher. It's bright, lightly sweet, and finished with a squeeze of fresh lime and just a pinch of salt that makes every sip taste more alive. Because the recipe calls for seedless watermelon and the blended mixture gets strained through a fine-mesh strainer, you end up with a silky-smooth drink that's completely free of any seed fragments or gritty bits — no workarounds needed. The small addition of salt might sound unexpected, but it rounds out the sweetness beautifully and keeps the flavor from falling flat. Everything comes together in just a few minutes with a blender and a pitcher, making it one of the easiest crowd-pleasers you can pour on a hot day. Serve it straight over ice with a wedge of lime on the rim and it looks just as good as it tastes.
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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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