Few drinks hit the way a cold, fruit-forward agua fresca does on a warm day, and this strawberry-lime version is genuinely hard to stop sipping. Fresh strawberries bring natural sweetness and a gorgeous deep-pink color, while lime juice cuts right through with bright, citrusy tartness. Maple syrup does the sweetening here instead of refined sugar, and a tiny pinch of salt rounds everything out in a way that makes the fruit flavor pop even more. Managing alpha-gal means staying vigilant about hidden animal-derived ingredients, and this recipe keeps things completely clean — every single ingredient is plant-based and straightforward. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky, restaurant-quality drink without any gritty texture, just pure, jewel-toned refreshment. You can dial the sweetness and tartness up or down to your exact taste before pouring it over ice, which makes it easy to please a whole table of people at once. Serve it with a few lime slices floating on top and it looks as impressive as anything you'd order out.
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Combine the strawberries, cold water, lime juice, maple syrup, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with the back of a spoon until only dry pulp remains. Discard the pulp.
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