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Agua de pepino con limón

Name: Agua de pepino con limón
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers; 80 ml lime juice; 10 mint leaves; 60 g sugar; 1500 ml cold water; 300 g ice cubes

Cucumber lime drink

Agua de pepino: blended cucumber and lime cooler with mint, served all over Mexico

Features:

Vegetarian

Quick Dairy free Low calorie

Cuisine:

Mexican

Pale green and very refreshing, agua de pepino is the cooler sold from market juice stands in Mexico City and Oaxaca when the afternoon heat builds, and families blend a jug for comida on hot days. Cucumber, lime and a few mint leaves give a clean, light taste with very little sugar. Chef's tip: leave some of the peel on the cucumber for colour, but strain the drink so it stays silky.

Total time: 10 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 6

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Ingredients

Serves6

2 cucumbersabout 600 g, chopped
¼ cup lime juice
10 mint leaves
2 ⅛ oz sugarto taste
6 ¼ cups cold water
10 ½ oz ice cubes

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Method

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Step 1: Peel half the 2 cucumbers in stripes and chop it all.
3 min
Step 2: Blend the cucumber with 10 mint leaves, 2 ⅛ oz sugar and 500 ml of the 2 cups cold water until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
2 min
Step 3: Strain through a fine sieve into a jug, pressing the pulp. Stir in the rest of the 4 ¼ cups cold water and the ¼ cup lime juice. Adding the lime too early is the common mistake; blended for long, it turns bitter with the cucumber skin.
3 min
Step 4: Taste, adjust the sweetness and serve at once over 10 ½ oz ice cubes. It's best drunk within a day.
2 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 45 kcal
Protein: 1 g
Carbs: 11 g
Fat: 0 g
Fibre: 1 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does agua de pepino con limón take?: About 10 minutes in total.
How many people does it serve?: 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegan?: Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
Is it gluten free?: Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
What can I use instead of cucumbers?: Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
What can I use instead of lime juice?: Lemon juice, same amount.

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