Cucumber Agua Fresca

photo courtesy of www.caroactually.com 


If you've never had the pleasure of sipping an agua fresca on a hot Summer day then you may be missing out. With the abundance of cucumbers in our garden we are always looking for ways to enjoy them so this is one I made today. I did not write down the recipe but here is a link to a recipe you could use. I made a couple of modifications:

1. Instead of water I used coconut water because I had some on hand and coconut water is far better at helping you rehydrate after strenuous work than plain water or worse, a sports drink.

2. Across the board and with few exceptions my top two sweeteners of choice are local raw honey and grade B maple syrup. So with this recipe I used raw honey instead of agave syrup.

Another thing to remember with agua fresca is that since you use the entire fruit it will separate a few minutes after being poured into the glass so drink up!

Hope you are able to enjoy Summer's abundance. Thanks for visiting our digs.

-C