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Spearmint Lime Cucumber Water Recipe

Mexican cucumber water (agua de pepino con hierbabuena) - a super refreshing agua fresca with cucumber, lime, and spearmint. It's simple and very quick to prepare and it's a great alternative to drinking soda with your meal.

Prep 10m
Total 10m
Yield 8 servings
Source: mexicanfoodjournal.com by Douglas Cullen

🥄 Ingredients

  • 1 medium cucumber
  • 8 Mexican limes
  • 8 spearmint or mint leaves
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 gallon water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Peel the Cucumber and cut it into 4 chunks.

  2. Juice the limes.

  3. Add the cucumber, lime juice, mint, and 2 cups of water to your blender.

  4. Blend for 1 minute.

  5. Pour the mixture into a 1/2 gallon pitcher add the sugar and water to fill the pitcher.

  6. Stir well.

  7. Serve lightly chilled or over ice.

  8. Garnish with a spearmint leaf.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

112 kcal Calories
30 g Carbs

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.