Agua De Pepino | Cucumber Agua Fresca | Refreshing Cucumber Drink | Non Alcoholic

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: bottled lime juice

Bottled lime juice is more convenient and often cheaper.

Welcome viewers and introduce the drink as agua de Pepino, a non-alcoholic Mexican drink.

Mention that agua fresca means refreshing water and can be made with cucumbers or fruits.

Suggest using cucumbers that are turning stale to make the drink.

List the ingredients: 1 cucumber, 2 cups water, 1 inch piece ginger, 2 lemons, 2-3 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons honey, 6-8 basil leaves, and few mint leaves.

Cut the cucumber into chunks and cut one lemon into pieces with the skin.

Add the cucumber chunks, lemon pieces, sugar, honey, and water into the blender.

Blend all the ingredients until smooth.

Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing the pulp with the back of a spoon to extract all the juices.

Pour the juice into a jar and refrigerate it until serving.

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes and add lemon and cucumber slices for decoration.

Shake the jar and pour the drink into the glass.

Garnish with a sprig of basil leaves and serve.

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