Tree Nut Free Paleo Cucumber Mint Sparkler
Cool, crisp, and genuinely refreshing, this sparkling cucumber mint drink is the kind of thing you'll want to make on repeat all summer long. Fresh cucumber gets blended with mint, honey, and lime juice into a bright, herbaceous base that tastes like a spa day in a glass. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky-smooth juice with zero grit, just pure clean flavor before the sparkling water even hits. The whole thing comes together in minutes with nothing but whole, real-food ingredients — no syrups, no artificial flavors, and absolutely nothing to second-guess. For anyone navigating tree nut allergies, store-bought flavored sparkling drinks and cocktail mixers can be surprisingly risky territory, but every single ingredient here is straightforward and easy to verify. A squeeze of fresh lime keeps it lively, the honey rounds out the bitterness, and that final pour of chilled sparkling water makes it feel genuinely celebratory. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and a sprig of mint and it looks as good as it tastes.
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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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