Chicken Free Sparkling Grape Mint Agua Fresca
Juicy grapes, bright lime, and a handful of fresh mint come together in a blender to create something that tastes far more sophisticated than the effort involved. The grape-mint base gets strained until silky smooth, then finished with chilled sparkling water for a drink that's fizzy, refreshing, and just a little bit fancy. A touch of maple syrup rounds out the tartness without making it cloying, and that pinch of salt does more work than you'd expect — it sharpens every other flavor in the glass. This is the kind of drink you make once and then find yourself craving every warm afternoon after that. Since every single ingredient here is plant-based and naturally free of any poultry, there's zero label-reading required — just real, whole ingredients doing exactly what they should. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a lime wheel, and it looks like something you'd pay twelve dollars for at a rooftop bar.
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4 servings
- 3 cups seedless green or red grapes
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 pinch fine salt
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- lime slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the grapes, mint leaves, lime juice, maple syrup, cold water, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Pour the blended mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a pitcher, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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