Showing posts with label agua fresca. Show all posts
Showing posts with label agua fresca. Show all posts

Thursday, July 18, 2013

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