Oats Free Cucumber-Basil Salty Mint Lemonade Soda
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting on a shaded patio somewhere warm, even if you're just standing at your kitchen counter. Fresh cucumber gets muddled and strained into pure, clean juice, then layered with a honey-herb syrup steeped with real basil and mint leaves — the result is floral, cooling, and just a little savory from a pinch of sea salt. That tiny hit of salt is the secret weapon here, rounding out the brightness of the fresh lemon juice and making every sip taste more alive. Sparkling water brings the whole thing together with a gentle fizz that keeps it feeling festive without any fuss. Every single ingredient in this glass is naturally free from grains, so there's zero need to scan labels or second-guess anything — it's just whole, simple produce doing beautiful work. Make the herb syrup ahead of time and keep it in the fridge, and you can pull this together in minutes whenever the craving strikes.
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2 servings
For the honey syrup
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp water
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
For the drink
- ½ cup cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 ½ lemons)
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
For serving
- 2 thin cucumber slices, for garnish (optional)
- 2 small fresh basil or mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the honey and water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until the honey fully dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the basil and mint leaves, and stir to submerge them.
- 2
Let the herb syrup steep off the heat for 10 minutes, until fragrant and lightly tinted green.
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