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Cucumber-Lime Agua Fresca with Mint

Crisp, cooling cucumber and bright lime are blended smooth, strained silky, and lifted with fresh mint and a touch of honey.

Cucumber-Lime Agua Fresca with Mint

Ingredients

  • 1 medium (8 in.)350 gCucumberpeeled and roughly chopped
  • 1½ cups360 gWatercold, divided
  • 1 lime, juiced45 gLime juice
  • 1 tbsp20 gHoney
  • 2¾ tsp chopped5 gFresh mintleaves picked, a few reserved for garnish
  • ½ tsp1 gLemon zest
  • a pinch0.3 gSalt

Steps

  1. Peel and roughly chop the cucumber, pick the mint leaves and set a few aside for garnish.
  2. Stir the honey into half of the cold water until it dissolves.
  3. Put the cucumber, the honey water, the lime juice, the mint leaves, the lemon zest and the salt in a blender and blend until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
  4. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing on the pulp, then discard the pulp.
  5. Stir in the remaining half of the cold water.
  6. Pour over ice into two glasses and garnish with the reserved mint leaves.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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