Citric Acid Free Sparkling Water with Fresh Fruit
Staying away from citric acid doesn't mean giving up on bright, refreshing drinks — it just means being more intentional about what goes into the glass. Most flavored sparkling waters and store-bought fruit beverages sneak in citric acid as a preservative or flavor enhancer, making the label-reading process exhausting. This pitcher drink keeps things beautifully simple: real strawberries, fresh lemon rounds, and a handful of mint leaves do all the flavor work without any additives. A quick press of the mint releases its natural oils, and a short ten-minute rest lets everything meld into something that tastes far more special than the effort involved. The result is cool, lightly fruity, and genuinely elegant — the kind of drink you'd be proud to set out at a summer gathering or a lazy weekend brunch. It's proof that clean ingredients and a little patience are all you need to make something worth sipping slowly.
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4 servings
- 1 liter sparkling water, chilled
- ½ cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
- ½ lemon, thinly sliced into rounds
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Add the strawberries, lemon rounds, and mint leaves to a pitcher. Lightly press the mint with a spoon once or twice to release its aroma.
- 2
Add the ice cubes to the pitcher, then pour the chilled sparkling water over the fruit and ice.
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