Cucumber Cooler

Why don’t you hydrate with a glass of refreshing cucumber cooler with fresh mint? So refreshing! From casaveneracion.com.

You need to add very little sugar because cucumber is already naturally sweet. You just want to heighten that sweetness to make a more exciting drink.

Cucumber Cooler


Ingredients:

1 medium cucumber
1 teaspoon sugar
3 to 4 mint leaves plus a sprig to garnish
2 to 3 ice cubes


Directions:

1. Peel the cucumber.

2. Cut the peeled cucumber lengthwise and scrape off the seeds. The sensation of ground cucumber seeds in your mouth is really bad. Cucumber seeds are perfectly edible. Sure, if you’re eating the cucumber. But since you’re pureeing it to make a drink, you want the puree to be smooth and free from “grits” which the ground seeds resemble.

3. Dice the deseeded cucumber.

4. Place the diced cucumber in the blender with the ice cubes and a quarter cup of water. Process just until smooth.

5. Add the mint leaves and pulse two to three times.

6. Pour the cucumber cooler into a glass, garnish with a sprig of mint and enjoy!

Serve your cucumber cooler and fresh mint with plenty of ice!