Recipe and source notes

Agua Fresca de Pepino

4 servings Source yield

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)

Make it step by step

  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.

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