Cucumber Agua Fresca Recipe – Pinch of Yum

This is a summery cucumber agua fresca, and it is the only summer drink I ever want to drink in the summer from now until… the end of summer.

(Long live summer.)

I recently learned about agua fresca and I won’t ever be the same.

Some things I learned:

• An agua fresca is a light, non-alcoholic drink.
• The translation literally means “fresh water” or “cool water.”
• It’s popular in Mexico, Central America, and the US.
• It’s usually made with fruits, flowers, seeds, etc. that are blended with sugar and water.
• IT’S REALLY MY FAVORITE THING EVER RIGHT NOW.

Here’s my current favorite version: cucumber, lime, mint, lemongrass (had some left over from this salad, remember?), sugar and honey.

What happens now is you blend it.

And it’s going to get a bit chunky – no worries. You’re just going to pour it through a strainer to…