Celery Free Kiwi Lime Agua Fresca
This vibrant blended drink is everything you want on a warm day — cool, fruity, and just tart enough to keep you reaching for another sip. Ripe kiwis bring a naturally bright, tropical flavor that pairs beautifully with fresh lime juice, and a touch of maple syrup rounds everything out without making it cloying. The whole thing comes together in a blender and takes just minutes to strain into a gorgeous, jewel-toned pitcher. Because every ingredient here is straightforward and whole-food, there's zero guesswork about what's actually in your glass — no hidden additives, no ambiguous "natural flavors" to decode. It's naturally free of anything that could cause concern for people navigating celery or celery-derived ingredients, which can sneak into surprisingly unexpected packaged drinks and flavor blends. Serve it over a big pile of ice with a few kiwi rounds or lime slices on the rim and it looks almost too pretty to drink — almost.
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4 servings
- 8 medium kiwis (about 700 g), peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 cups cold water
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lime slices or kiwi rounds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the chopped kiwi and cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended kiwi 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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