Agua Fresca ( Watermelon Lemonade)

The final few days accept been unusually warm for October!! It seems similar nosotros are having a difficult fourth dimension leaving summertime behind! Everyone at home has been looking for something cooling to drink. I had the final of the season's watermelon left, thence I made Agua Fresca. What is Agua Fresca?? In Spanish, "Agua" agency H2O together with " Fresca" agency fresh. So, Agua Fresca translates to Fresh Water. This drinkable is pop inward United Mexican U.S. of A. where it is made alongside fresh fruits. What I accept hither is basically watermelon lemonade. In representative you lot dint experience similar calling it Agua Fresca, merely telephone phone it Watermelon Lemonade. I came across this refreshing, depression calorie drinkable at a friend's identify during the summer. I accept been wanting to brand this since then!! But every fourth dimension I cutting a watermelon, it is gone earlier I tin brand this drink!! When I saw the recipe on NY times, I was determined to brand it. I, of course of written report modified it slightly. You tin respect the master copy recipe here. Finally, now, I got to arrive together with savour it!!

Once I had made it, the immediate feeling that I had was " why did I never know almost this or arrive earlier today!!" It is non exclusively thirst quenching together with refreshing, it is depression inward calories together with a non bad make-ahead drinkable for parties!! There are thence few ingredients required together with you lot tin role whatsoever variety of melon for this drink!

Try it.. You volition most definitely similar it!

Servings: 3-4

Prep time: 10 minsCook time: 0Total time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Peeled Watermelon cubes without seeds: four cups
Honey: 1 tbsp ( agave or saccharide tin last used instead)
Lemon juice: ii tbsp
Mint leaves: 3-4, extra sprigs for garnish .
Lemon rings: i per glass
Water: 1 & 1/2 cups
Ice cubes/ crushed H2O ice : 2-3cups

Method:

Blend together watermelon, lemon juice, beloved together with H2O until smooth. Strain into a jolt that has ii slices of lemon together with mint leaves.

Add H2O ice cubes to the serving drinking glass . Pour Agua Fresca on it. Garnish alongside a sprig of mint, a spell of lemon together with a spell of watermelon if you lot wish!!

Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

If you lot don't accept watermelon, no worries, you lot tin role cantaloupe or musk melon. Of course, the sense of savor volition last slightly different, but that is the private Melon's individuality.

Tip for well for you lot living:

Consuming fresh domicile made drinks similar Agua Fresca is much amend than drinking processed/ bottled drinks. You tin command the lineament of the ingredients together with the amount of saccharide that goes into it.

Food for thought:

Always exercise your best. What you lot found now, you lot volition harvest later. Og Mandino