Spice Free Classic Watermelon Agua Fresca
Few drinks capture the feeling of a hot summer afternoon quite like a tall glass of this blended watermelon refresher. It's bright, lightly sweet, and finished with a squeeze of fresh lime that makes every sip taste clean and alive. The ingredient list is beautifully short — just ripe watermelon, water, lime juice, a pinch of salt, and a touch of sugar — so there's nothing hidden and nothing to second-guess. For anyone avoiding spices, that simplicity is genuinely refreshing, since so many store-bought fruit drinks sneak in unexpected flavorings or botanical extracts. Straining the blended fruit through a fine-mesh sieve gives the final drink a smooth, almost silky texture that feels far more polished than the effort involved. You can dial the sweetness up or down depending on how ripe your watermelon is, which makes this endlessly adaptable. Serve it over ice with a wedge of lime and it's instantly the most popular thing on the table.
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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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