Macadamia Free Watermelon Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere warm and breezy even if you're just standing in your own kitchen. Ripe watermelon and cool cucumber get blended together with fresh mint, bright lime juice, and a touch of honey, then strained into a pitcher of pure, refreshing liquid. The fine-mesh straining step is what sets this apart from a chunky smoothie — it gives you a silky, clean sip every single time. A pinch of sea salt might sound unexpected, but it quietly sharpens all the other flavors and keeps the sweetness from going flat. You can dial the honey and lime up or down to match exactly how sweet or tart you like it, which makes this endlessly easy to personalize. Serve it over a big glass of ice with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge, and it looks genuinely impressive with almost zero effort. It's the kind of thing you'll want to keep a pitcher of in the fridge all week long.
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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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