Agua Fresca de Pepino

Description

Blended cucumber and lime drink

• Agua Fresca de Pepino (Blended Cucumber and Lime Drink) from the Public Health Cookboook by the Seattle & King County Department of Public Health—original source of recipe, public domain government resource
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3 quarts water
• 3 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
• ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• ¼ cup sugar
• crushed ice (optional)
• slice of lime for garnish (optional)

Procedures

1. Pour ½ cup of the water and 1 cup of the cucumbers in blender.
2. Blend until cucumbers are pureed then add more cucumbers and water until all cucumbers are pureed.
3. Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain cucumbers into a pitcher to remove seeds and pulp.
4. Stir in remaining water, lime juice and sugar.
5. Chill before serving over crushed ice garnished with a slice of lime.

Tips

• Instead of cucumbers, use tropical fruits like papayas, guava, pineapple or traditional fruits like orange, pink grapefruit, cantaloupe, watermelon or a combination of 2 or more.