Turkey Free Kiwi Lime Agua Fresca
This vibrant blended drink is everything a warm-weather refresher should be — cool, lightly sweet, and bursting with bright citrus flavor. Ripe kiwis bring a tropical tartness that pairs beautifully with fresh lime juice, while a touch of maple syrup rounds out the edges without making things cloying. The whole thing comes together in a blender, gets strained into a pitcher, and is ready to pour over ice in under half an hour. Because the ingredient list is so clean and straightforward, there's genuinely nothing to second-guess here — just fruit, water, citrus, and a natural sweetener. It's the kind of drink that looks stunning on a table with a few kiwi rounds or lime slices floating on top, but requires almost zero effort to pull off. Whether you're hosting a crowd or just want something more interesting than plain water on a hot afternoon, this is the kind of recipe you'll come back to all season long.
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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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