Chestnut Free Cucumber-Basil Watermelon Agua Fresca
This blended drink is the kind of thing you make once and immediately want to keep in your fridge all summer long. Juicy watermelon, cool cucumber, and fragrant fresh basil come together in a way that feels both refreshing and surprisingly sophisticated — like a garden and a fruit stand decided to collaborate. A squeeze of lime and a touch of honey round everything out, giving you that perfect push and pull of tart and sweet. Everything gets blended smooth and strained through a fine-mesh sieve, so the final pour is silky and clean with no chunky bits to worry about. This is naturally free from tree nuts of any kind — every ingredient is a straightforward whole food, so there's no label-reading anxiety here. It's easy to scale up for a crowd, and the garnish of basil sprigs or cucumber ribbons makes it look genuinely beautiful without any extra effort.
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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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