Cucumber Lime Agua Fresca

Name: Cucumber Lime Agua Fresca
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 quarts (1.9 L); 8 glasses
Ingredients: 2 English cucumbers, chopped (about 600 g); 0.75 cup fresh lime juice (180 ml); 0.33 cup agave syrup (80 ml); 4 cups cold water (960 ml); mint, lime wheels, ice

An agua fresca is simply fruit or vegetables blended with water and lightly sweetened, and it is exactly what spicy tacos want next to them. Cucumber and lime is the coolest version. Strain it for a clear drink.

about 2 quarts (1.9 L); 8 glassesYield

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What you'll need

2 English cucumbers, chopped (about 600 g)
0.75 cup fresh lime juice (180 ml)
0.33 cup agave syrup (80 ml)
4 cups cold water (960 ml)
mint, lime wheels, ice

How to make it

Blend the cucumbers with 2 cups of the water, lime juice and agave until smooth.
Strain through a fine sieve into a pitcher and add the remaining water. Chill.
Stir and pour over ice with a lime wheel.
Glass: Tall glasses. Garnish: A lime wheel and a cucumber slice.

Chef's secrets

Peel waxy cucumbers.

Add more agave if the limes are very sharp.

Good to know

Make ahead

Keeps for 2 days; stir before serving.