Thirsty Weekend: Cucumber Lime & Ginger Agua Fresca

Aguas Frescas are a simple & delicious concoction of fresh fruits or vegetables, water and sugar. You can find them sold by street vendors here in Chicago or in any Latin American country. I LOVE making this on an especially hot summer day, and the combinations of fruits and veggies is endless!

Ingredients:

4 seeded & peeled cucumbers, chopped

The juice of 7 fresh limes

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

½ cup sugar (you can use agave syrup too)

2 cups cold water

Pinch of salt

ice

How to:

-Working in batches, combine cucumbers, water, sugar, lime juice, salt and ginger in a blender

-Add approximately 1-2 cups ice and blend until smooth

-Serve over ice & enjoy poolside!