Low Iodine Cucumber Mint Sparkling Cooler
This sparkling cooler is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere breezy and beautiful, even if you're just in your own kitchen. Fresh cucumber is blended and strained into a clean, pale green base, then brightened with lime juice and a homemade mint syrup made from maple syrup and fresh leaves. The result is floral, cool, and just sweet enough — nothing artificial, nothing processed, nothing to second-guess. For anyone navigating a low-iodine approach, beverages can be a surprisingly tricky category, but every single ingredient here is naturally free of the additives and iodized salts that tend to sneak into packaged drinks. The mint syrup steeps right on the stovetop in minutes and adds a depth that plain sugar water simply can't match. A final pour of chilled sparkling water gives it that satisfying fizz, and a few lime slices and fresh mint sprigs make it look genuinely stunning in the glass. It's refreshing, elegant, and completely stress-free to put together.
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4 servings
For the mint simple syrup
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed, plus more for garnish
For the cucumber base
- 1 medium english cucumber (about 12 oz), peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 cup cold water
To finish
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- lime slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the syrup dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the mint leaves, and stir to submerge. Let steep for 20 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl, pressing the leaves to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the spent mint. Let the syrup cool to room temperature.
- 2
Add the chopped cucumber and 1 cup cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour through the fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
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