Cucumber Mint Lemonade Recipe
Your perfect summer drink! Cucumber Mint Lemonade is so quick to prepare, and you don't even need to cook anything. Just blend and enjoy!
Servings: 5
Calories: 49kcal
Equipment
- Strainer
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 1 large cucumber, chopped (put aside some thin round slices for serving)
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- handful fresh mint leaves, (plus more for serving)
- 1 liter cold water
Instructions
- Combine the cucumber, lemon juice, lime juice, and honey in the blender.
- Add 1/2-liter of cold water and mint.
- Blend everything until you no longer see cucumber bits in the mixture.
- Place a strainer on top of a pitcher and pour the mixture into it to remove the remaining cucumber pulp.
- Add another 1/2-liter of cold water and more slices of cucumber into the pitcher. Stir.
- Pour cucumber lemonade into individual glasses, add some ice cubes and garnish with additional mint.
- Serve.
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Notes
- Use plain, light honey if you can. It will make sure that it will not overpower the cucumber lemonade's flavors (and brightness).
- You can substitute molasses for honey, the same quantity.
- Peel the cucumber if that's what you prefer. Do note that it would affect how 'green' your cucumber mint lemonade is.
- Sparkling water is an excellent alternative to regular water if you want that extra zing for your cucumber lemonade.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of honey that you would use. Bear in mind that you would also be adding some ice on it when serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 5g | Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg