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Muddled Strawberry Cucumber Mint Smash

Muddled strawberries, crisp cucumber and fresh mint topped with fizzy sparkling water and a squeeze of lemon make a bright, chunky, sparkling glass.

Muddled Strawberry Cucumber Mint Smash

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sliced180 gStrawberrieshalf sliced, half quartered
  • 1¼ cups sliced120 gCucumberthinly sliced
  • 1½ tbsp chopped8 gFresh mintleaves picked, a few sprigs reserved
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice
  • 1 tbsp20 gMaple syrup
  • 1½ cups (350 ml)360 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled

Steps

  1. Prepare the fruit first: slice half of the strawberries and quarter the remaining half. Thinly slice the cucumber. Pick the mint leaves, setting aside 2 small sprigs for garnish. Keep the sparkling water (club soda) in the fridge until serving.
  2. In a sturdy pitcher or bowl, combine the quartered strawberries, half of the cucumber slices, the mint leaves, the lemon juice and the maple syrup.
  3. Muddle with a muddler or wooden spoon until the strawberries are crushed and juicy and the mint smells fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. Fill two glasses with ice. Divide the muddled strawberry mixture evenly between the glasses.
  5. Tuck the sliced strawberries and the remaining half of the cucumber slices into the glasses around the ice.
  6. Pour half of the chilled sparkling water (club soda) into each glass and stir gently once.
  7. Garnish each glass with a reserved mint sprig and serve right away.

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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