Legume Free Cucumber-Basil Watermelon Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like summer has officially arrived — cool, fragrant, and just a little unexpected. Watermelon brings the sweetness, cucumber adds a clean, refreshing edge, and fresh basil ties everything together with an herby lift that makes it taste far more sophisticated than the effort involved. A squeeze of lime and a touch of honey round out the flavor so every sip hits that perfect sweet-tart balance. The whole thing gets blended and strained into a pitcher, so the texture is silky smooth and genuinely beautiful in a glass. For anyone navigating legume-free eating, this is a completely worry-free option — every ingredient is a whole fruit, vegetable, or natural sweetener with zero hidden additives to second-guess. It's equally at home at a backyard cookout or a lazy weekend brunch, and the optional basil sprig or cucumber garnish makes it look like something you'd pay good money for at a café.
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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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