Celery Free Cucumber-Basil Watermelon Agua Fresca
This refreshing blended drink is everything summer should taste like — sweet watermelon, cool cucumber, bright lime, and fragrant basil all swirled into one gorgeous, jewel-toned pitcher drink. Every ingredient here is naturally free from celery and celery derivatives, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved. The blending and straining process gives you a silky-smooth, pulp-free sip that feels genuinely elevated without requiring any special equipment beyond a blender and a fine-mesh strainer. A touch of honey and sea salt round out the flavor in a way that makes this taste far more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. You can dial the sweetness and tartness to your own preference before chilling, which means it comes out perfectly balanced every single time. Serve it over a big pile of ice with a sprig of basil tucked in the glass and it looks like something from a fancy brunch menu — no effort required.
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4 servings
- 6 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- 1 medium english cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1–2 tbsp honey, or to taste
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup cold water
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh basil sprigs or thin cucumber slices, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the watermelon cubes, chopped cucumber, basil leaves, lime juice, honey, salt, and cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45–60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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