Nitrate & Nitrite Free Watermelon Mint Agua Fresca
This blended watermelon drink is the kind of thing you make once and then find yourself craving all summer long. Fresh watermelon, bright lime juice, honey, and a handful of mint come together in a way that tastes both refreshing and surprisingly sophisticated. Every ingredient here is whole and straightforward — no packaged mixes, no cured or processed components, nothing that sneaks in unwanted additives. That matters more than people realize with beverages, where flavored syrups and commercial drink mixes can be surprisingly tricky territory. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky, jewel-toned drink that looks stunning poured over ice. A squeeze more lime or a drizzle more honey at the end lets you dial in the balance exactly to your taste. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge and it's genuinely hard to believe something this pretty took under five minutes to make.
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4 servings
- 6 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 cup cold water
- ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the watermelon cubes, mint leaves, lime juice, honey, cold water, and sea salt to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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