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Cucumber Mint Lemonade
Blended cucumber, lemon juice, mint, and sugar water make a cold pitcher drink. It stays light and fresh for warm-day snacking.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
Photo: Jakub Kapusnak (CC0). Source
Why you’ll love it
- Cucumber cools a standard lemonade base
- Mint leaves steep without cooking
- Makes a full pitcher for sharing
- No special syrup equipment needed
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Peel the cucumber and cut it into chunks.
- 2
Blend the cucumber with 1 cup of the cold water until smooth.
- 3
Strain the cucumber puree through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing out the liquid.
- 4
Stir the sugar into the lemon juice until mostly dissolved, then add to the pitcher.
- 5
Add the remaining 2 cups cold water and the mint leaves.
- 6
Stir well, add the ice, and serve in glasses.
Pro tips
- Strain well for a clearer drink without pulp.
- Bruise mint lightly between fingers before adding.
- Adjust sugar after tasting if lemons are very sharp.
Easy substitutions
- sugar
- honey dissolved in 2 tbsp warm water
- fresh mint
- fresh basil
- cucumber
- 1 cup seedless green grapes
Storage and reheating
Storage
Refrigerate covered up to 2 days without ice; mint flavor gets stronger over time.
Reheating
Serve cold only. Do not reheat.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 80
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 20 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
Budget friendly · No Cook · Vegetarian
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