Chicken Free Watermelon Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This blended drink is the definition of warm-weather refreshment — cool, lightly sweet, and bright with fresh lime and mint in every sip. Ripe watermelon and crisp English cucumber get blended together and strained into a silky, jewel-toned agua fresca that looks just as good as it tastes. A touch of honey and a pinch of sea salt round out the flavor in a way that feels surprisingly sophisticated for such a simple process. The whole thing comes together in a blender, so there's no cooking involved and almost no cleanup to worry about. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you that smooth, restaurant-quality texture without any pulpy bits getting in the way. It's naturally free of any animal proteins and works beautifully as a crowd-pleasing drink for backyard gatherings, brunches, or just a lazy afternoon on the porch. Serve it over plenty of ice with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge, and it genuinely looks like something you'd pay too much for at a fancy café.
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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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