Artificial Food Coloring Free Paleo Cucumber Mint Sparkler
Cool, crisp, and genuinely refreshing, this sparkling cucumber mint drink is the kind of thing you want in your hand on a hot afternoon. Every sip delivers bright lime, fragrant mint, and the clean, subtle sweetness of real honey — no mystery syrups, no neon-colored mixers, just whole ingredients you can actually name. That matters more than it sounds, because so many store-bought sparkling drinks and flavored waters sneak in synthetic dyes to achieve their vivid hues, even when the flavor seems totally innocent. Here, the pale jade color comes entirely from fresh cucumber and mint blended together and strained into a silky juice. The process is straightforward — blend, strain, pour over ice, and top with chilled sparkling water — and the result looks stunning without a drop of artificial anything. It's equally at home as a mocktail at a dinner party or a midday pick-me-up, and the optional cucumber and mint garnish make it look like something you'd pay twelve dollars for at a fancy café.
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2 servings
- 1 medium cucumber (about 10 oz), peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
For serving
- 2 thin cucumber slices, for garnish (optional)
- 2 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the chopped cucumber, mint leaves, honey, lime juice, cold water, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30 seconds.
- 2
Pour the blended mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher or large measuring cup, pressing on the solids with a spoon until only dry pulp remains. Discard the pulp. Let the strained juice rest for 5 minutes so any foam settles.
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