Mint Cucumber Lemonade Recipes

MINT CUCUMBER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine the cucumber, mint leaves, lemon juice, 1 cup water and sweetener in blender and process until smooth.
• Pour the lemonade into a pitcher through a fine mesh strainer to remove any cucumber pulp or mint leaves. Stir in the sparkling water. Taste and add any more sweetener if needed and enjoy.

CUCUMBER MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Chop half of the cucumber. Add the chopped cucumber to a large sauce pot.
• Add the lemon juice, sugar, and 1/2 of the mint leaves to the pot.
• Place the pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from the heat.
• Pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer to remove the cucumber and mint.
• Add the liquid to a large serving pitcher.
• Slice the remaining half of the cucumber. Slice the lemon.
• Add the water, sliced cucumber, sliced lemon, and the remaining mint leaves to the pitcher. Stir well.
• Serve cold.

CUCUMBER-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Pulse 2 chopped English cucumbers, 2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 16 lemons), 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh mint and 1 cup sugar in a blender, stirring as needed, until combined. Puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon. Stir in 3 cups water. Serve over ice.

CUCUMBER MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place chopped cucumbers in a blender with fresh Mint Leaves and Blend until liquified.
• Place a sieve/strainer over a bowl and use the back of a wooden spoon to force the pulp through the strainer (not all of it but get all the cucumber juice from the pulp).
• In a large pitcher, put ice cubes, lemonade (if using fresh lemon juice, add lemon zest to pitcher) and add the juice from the cucumber/mint mixture to the pitcher.
• Mix.
• Add fresh cut lemon wedges and fresh mint leaves to the pitcher.
• Serve chilled.