For most people, lemonade is associated with a refreshing drink made, of course, from lemons. And what do you look at if they tell you that there is cucumber lemonade? Yes Yes! That sounds a little unusual, right?
But if you think about it, lemon is a much more exotic product than a native cucumber, which grows everywhere in our latitudes.
Benefit
The composition of the cucumber is simply ideal for a refreshing drink, because it is 96% water, not ordinary, but supplemented with all sorts of useful substances such as iodine and potassium, for example. Moreover, cucumbers help cleanse the body and improve metabolism.
The composition of cucumber lemonade
Refreshing drinks will always be popular, whether it is a sultry hot day or a cold winter evening. Drinking a glass of ice tonic lemonade is always a pleasure. A drink such as cucumber lemonade, the recipe is slightly different from the usual for many cocktails, the main component of which is lemon juice. But, as it turns out, in addition to lemons and oranges, cucumbers are used for the drink. Amazing right? But this unique vegetable is in perfect harmony with citrus fruits and mint.
No less interesting and useful is ginger-cucumber lemonade. Instead of sugar, it is recommended to use honey, this will give the drink a sweetness without harming health. In addition, honey contains a huge amount of nutrients. Such a drink will relieve fatigue, restore strength and cheer up.
The taste of the drink
Cucumber lemonade has a light pleasant taste with floral notes. Such a cocktail contains components that not only perfectly combine to taste, but also have practical healing properties. Cucumber lemonade is also very popular with children, and this is its undoubted advantage. After all, now parents do not have to worry about the health of the child, the ingredients that make up the drink are natural and extremely useful.
Cucumber Lemonade: Mint Recipe
To prepare this cocktail, you will need the following ingredients:
- One liter of mineral water.
- Four large cucumbers.
- Lemon.
- Two spoons of honey.
- Fresh mint leaves.
What is remarkable about the recipe for such a drink as cucumber lemonade with mint? You yourself can adjust the degree of sweetness and acidity by increasing or decreasing the amount of necessary ingredients. Instead of lemon, you can use lime or even an orange - both fruits are perfectly combined with cucumbers. Sugar can be replaced with honey. It is also possible to add ginger or remove mint, replacing it with, for example, lemon balm. This plant is in perfect harmony with both citrus and cucumber, giving the drink a delicate and mild taste and smell. And just like mint, lemon balm has relaxing and calming properties. The recipe, as you know, is universal.
If suddenly the cucumber season has not yet arrived, and you can taste lemonade passion as you want, you can buy cucumbers in the store. But in this case, you will have to soak the vegetables in water for at least two hours, this will help reduce the content of nitrates and possible other harmful substances to a minimum level.
Cucumbers should be chosen small, with a skin that resembles the color of young succulent foliage, but in no case dark green and large. In the first, there are more vitamins and much less nitrates.
Of course, summer cucumber lemonade turns out to be more useful, and the vegetables do not require pre-soaking, just rinse them.
Rinse the cucumbers, peel them and cut into small, but not small pieces, so that they fit into the blender bowl.
Squeeze the juice from the lemon and combine it with prepared cucumbers, mint leaves and honey, grind all the components to a puree state. Pour in mineral water and mix again.
Next, pass the drink through a fine sieve to squeeze all the flesh out and pour into cocktail glasses.
If necessary, add some more lemon juice or honey.
That's it, the refreshing and insanely delicious drink is ready. If you leave cucumbers and mineral water in the refrigerator for some time before cooking, you won’t have to cool the finished cocktail, you can add ice cubes to it if you wish.
Serve the drink by garnishing with a slice of lemon or lime, mint leaves .