Agua Fresca de Pepino

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Serves: 4

Ingredients

 * 3 quarts water
 * 3 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
 * 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
 * 1/4 cup sugar
 * Crushed ice (optional)
 * Slice of lime for garnish (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Pour 1/2 cup of the water and 1 cup of the cucumbers in blender. Blend until cucumbers are pureed then add more cucumbers and water until all cucumbers are pureed.
 * 2) Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain cucumbers into a pitcher to remove seeds and pulp. Stir in remaining water, lime juice and sugar.
 * 3) Chill before serving over crushed ice garnished with a slice of lime.

Tips

 * Instead of cucumbers, use tropical fruits like papayas, guava, pineapple or traditional fruits like orange, pink grapefruit, cantaloupe, watermelon or a combination of 2 or more.

Source

 * Agua Fresca de Pepino (Blended Cucumber and Lime Drink) from the Public Health Cookboook by the Seattle & King County Department of Public Health—original source of recipe, public domain government resource