Cucumber Lemonade

By garciamoss

Cool and refreshing Cucumber Lemonade recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 pound cucumbers, peeled or unpeeled, cut into large chunks, plus a few extra thin cucumber slices for garnish
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups cold water

Details

Adapted from smittenkitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Run cucumber through a blender or food processor until pureed, then run it for a full extra minute to ensure that it’s as processed as possible.

Set a fine-mesh strainer or a regular strainer lined with a couple layers of cheesecloth or a coffee filter over a pitcher and pour cucumber puree through it, stirring to help it move along faster.

Discard solids. In the pitcher, you should have about 1 cup cucumber juice.* Add lemon juice and sugar to it, then water. Give it a good stir or shake, and let it sit in the fridge for 15 minutes. Stir a couple more stirs or shake, sugar should fully dissolved. Taste lemonade, adding more sugar or water if desired.

Serve chilled over ice, with or without a splash of seltzer on top. You can fancy up the glass with a garnish of cucumber slice, if desired.