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Cucumber Agua Fresca with Lemon and Mint - Source

Ingredients:

• 1 very large cucumber, cut into large chunks
• 6 cups cold water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 10 mint leaves, plus extra for garnish
• 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange blossom water (optional)
• lemon slices for garnish (optional)
• cucumber slices for garnish (optional)

Directions:

Combine the cucumber, water, sugar, mint leaves, lemon juice and orange blossom water in a blender and blend until very smooth.*  Strain into a pitcher and add some mint leaves, lemon slices and cucumber slices for garnish.  Serve immediately over ice. 

Serves four.  

* Note: if your blender pitcher is on the small side, just blend the cucumber and other ingredients with 3 cups water and then add the other 3 cups to the pitcher; mix well to combine.

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Cucumber Lime Mint Agua Fresca

• 1 lb of cucumbers (about 2 good sized cucumbers), ends trimmed, but peel still on, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup lime juice from fresh limes (from about 1 pound of limes, or 5 to 10 limes, depending on how juicy they are)
• 1 1/4 cup packed (spearmint) mint leaves (about a large handful), woody stems removed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Approximately 1 1/4 cup of water

1. Put ingredients in blender, add enough water to fill 3/4 of blender. Hold the lid on the blender and purée until smooth. Place a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and pour the purée through it, pressing against the sieve with a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid out as possible.
2. Fill a large pitcher halfway with ice cubes. Add the juice. Serve with sprigs of mint and slices of lime.

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