Cucumber Agua Fresca

Name: Cucumber Agua Fresca
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 3 small cucumbers, cut into chunks; 10 fresh basil leaves (or mint!); 2 whole limes, unpeeled and cut into quarters; 1 tbsp lemongrass paste or fresh lemongrass (can also use ginger); 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup honey; 2 cups water + an additional 2 cups water later; ice for serving

Cucumber Agua Fresca! Cucumber, lime, mint, lemongrass, sugar, and honey. The perfect tart + fresh summery drink!

⏱ 5 min 🔨 Prep 5min 📊 Easy 🍽 4 servings 👁 4

Ingredients

4 servings

3 small cucumbers, cut into chunks
10 fresh basil leaves (or mint!)
2 whole limes, unpeeled and cut into quarters
1 tbsp lemongrass paste or fresh lemongrass (can also use ginger)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 cups water + an additional 2 cups water later
ice for serving

Instructions

Blend the cucumbers, basil, limes, lemongrass, sugar, honey, and 2 cups water together until smooth-ish.
Using a fine mesh strainer to catch all the pulp, pour the agua fresca into a pitcher. Discard pulp.
Mix an additional 2 cups water into the pitcher. Store in the fridge and serve over ice! SO GOOD.

Nutrition per serving

144kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$12577.00

Per Serving
$3144.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$25154.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (88% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
cucumbers	3 small	$349.00
fresh basil leaves	10	$11857.00
limes	2 whole	$206.00
lemongrass paste or fresh lemongrass	1 tbsp	$88.00
sugar	0.5 cup	$7.00
honey	0.25 cup	$70.00
water + an additional 2 cups water later	2 cups	-
ice for serving	-	-