BHA & BHT Free Watermelon Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This refreshing blended drink is everything you want on a warm day — cool, lightly sweet, and bright with citrus and fresh herbs. Watermelon and English cucumber get blended together with real mint leaves, a squeeze of lime, a touch of honey, and a pinch of sea salt, then strained into a pitcher for a silky-smooth sip that feels genuinely special. Because every ingredient here is whole and fresh, there's no need to scan labels for synthetic preservatives like BHA or BHT that often sneak into packaged beverages and flavored drink mixes. The honey adds just enough natural sweetness, and the lime keeps everything lively without any artificial flavor boosters. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve is the small step that takes it from smoothie territory to a proper, restaurant-quality agua fresca. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a wedge of lime, and it looks as good as it tastes. It's the kind of drink that disappears fast, so you may want to make a double batch.
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4 servings
- 6 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- 1 medium english cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 1–2 tbsp honey, or to taste
- 1 cup cold water
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the watermelon cubes, chopped cucumber, mint leaves, lime juice, honey, cold water, and sea salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45–60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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