Shellfish Free Watermelon Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere breezy and sun-drenched, even if you're just standing at your kitchen counter. Fresh watermelon and English cucumber get blended together with mint, lime juice, honey, and a pinch of sea salt, then strained into a pitcher for a silky-smooth, deeply refreshing agua fresca. The straining step is what sets this apart from a basic smoothie — it pulls out all the pulp and leaves you with a clean, jewel-toned drink that looks as good as it tastes. A squeeze more lime or a drizzle more honey lets you dial in the sweet-tart balance exactly to your liking before it goes into the fridge to chill. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from shellfish and any seafood concern, so there's zero label-reading stress — just whole, simple produce doing all the work. Poured over ice with a sprig of mint and a wedge of lime, it's the kind of thing guests will ask you to make again before they've even finished their first glass.
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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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