This Watermelon Agua Fresca is a cooling, refreshing, alcohol-free, vegan and gluten-free Mexican drink made with watermelon, ginger, lemon juice, sugar (optional) and water. Perfect to beat the heat during summers.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 5 · 5 glasses
- Category: Beverages
- Cuisine: Mexican, World
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 cups chopped watermelon (- deseeded)
- 1 to 1.5 cups water (or add as required)
- ½ inch chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or as required)
- ¼ cup sugar (or add as required, optional)
- 5 to 7 ice cubes ((optional))
- few mint leaves (or mint sprig - for garnish, optional)
Method
- Chop half of a large watermelon. If you prefer you can use the entire watermelon too. Remove the seeds while chopping watermelon.
- Blend all the chopped watermelon cubes, ginger, lemon juice, sugar and water in a blender.
- Keep a large bowl or pan below a medium mesh strainer.
- Pour the juice on the strainer.
- Press the pulp on the strainer with the back of a spoon so that the extra juice also filters through. If you want you can skip this step of straining the juice.
- Discard the pulp.
- Pour the agua fresca in glasses and add a few ice cubes if you like.
- Serve watermelon agua fresca straight away garnished with lemon slices or mint sprigs. You can also enjoy the drink as is without the ice cubes and garnishes.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.