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Strawberry-Basil Agua Fresca with Orange
Bright, juicy strawberries blended with sweet orange and a whisper of basil, strained silky-smooth and finished with tart lime over ice.
- Blender
- 10 min
- Makes 2 glasses
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups sliced300 gStrawberrieshalved
- 1½ cups360 gWatercold
- ⅓ cup (80 ml)80 gOrange juicechilled
- 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
- 1 tbsp12 gGranulated sugar
- 2 tbsp leaves3 gFresh basilleaves, plus 2 small sprigs for garnish
Steps
- Rinse the strawberries, remove the hulks if needed, and halve them; pick the basil leaves, setting aside two small sprigs for garnish.
- Put the strawberries, the basil leaves, the sugar and half of the cold water in a blender and blend until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- Pour the strawberry purée through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the pulp with a spoon; discard the seeds.
- Stir the remaining half of the cold water, the orange juice and the lime juice into the pitcher until the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour into two glasses over ice and garnish each with a reserved basil sprig.
Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.
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