Cucumber Mint Cooler
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber peeled and roughly chopped, plus thin slices for garnish
- 15 fresh mint leaves plus sprigs for garnish
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons honey or simple syrup
- 4 cups chilled sparkling water or tonic water
- Ice
Instructions
- Combine the chopped cucumber, mint leaves, lime juice, and honey in a blender.
- Blend on high until completely smooth and pale green, about 30 seconds.
- Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing to extract the liquid, then discard the solids.
- Cover and chill the cucumber base for at least 30 minutes.
- Fill glasses with ice and divide the cucumber base evenly among them.
- Top each glass with sparkling water and stir once, gently, to keep the bubbles alive.
- Garnish with a cucumber slice and a mint sprig before serving.
Good to Know
No blender handy: grate the cucumber on the coarse side of a box grater and squeeze it through a clean kitchen towel to get the juice instead.