Yeast Free Cucumber-Basil Watermelon Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like summer actually showed up. Ripe watermelon and cool cucumber get blended together with fresh basil, bright lime juice, and a touch of honey, then strained into a silky, jewel-toned agua fresca that's as beautiful as it is refreshing. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of yeast, so there's no label-reading stress or ingredient swaps required — just whole, clean produce doing exactly what it's supposed to do. The basil adds a subtle herbal note that elevates this well beyond basic fruit water, and the lime keeps everything tasting sharp and alive. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives it that smooth, pourable texture you'd expect from a good agua fresca rather than a chunky smoothie. A quick chill in the fridge before serving makes a real difference, letting the flavors settle and meld together. Serve it over ice with a sprig of basil on top and it looks like something you'd pay too much for at a fancy 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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