Mexican watermelon agua fresca: watermelon blended with lime juice, sugar and water, strained and served over ice with mint. Serves 4.
weighed with the rind, about a quarter of a medium watermelon (about 650 g of flesh)1,000g
2piece
2tbsp
250ml
12piece
8piece| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1,000g | weighed with the rind, about a quarter of a medium watermelon (about 650 g of flesh) | — | |
| 2 | | 2piece | — | — | |
| 3 | | 2tbsp | — | — | |
| 4 | | 250ml | — | — | |
| 5 | | 12piece | — | — | |
| 6 | | 8piece | — | — |
Lay the watermelon on the chopping board.
Watermelon · 1,000 g
Cut it into chunks and pick out any black seeds you can see.
Lay the limes on the board.
Lime · 2 pieceAdd the sugar.
Caster sugar · 2 tbsp
Pour in 250 ml of cold water.
Water · 250 mlBlend for about 45 seconds, until smooth.
Strain through the sieve into the jug, pressing the pulp with the back of the spoon; throw the pulp away.
Put 3 ice cubes in each of 4 glasses.
Ice cube · 12 piece
Top each glass with 2 mint leaves and serve straight away.
Fresh mint leaves · 8 piece| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 g | | Lay the watermelon on the chopping board.⏱ 10sResultWatermelon |
| 2 | Watermelonstep 1 | | Cut the flesh away from the rind.⏱ 2 minResultWatermelon flesh |
| 3 | Watermelon fleshstep 2 | | Cut it into chunks and pick out any black seeds you can see.⏱ 1 min 30sResultWatermelon chunks |
| 4 | Watermelon chunksstep 3 | | Put the watermelon in the blender.⏱ 15sResultWatermelon chunks |
| 5 | 2 piece | | Lay the limes on the board.⏱ 5sResultLime |
| 6 | Limestep 5 | | Cut them in half.⏱ 15sResultLime halves |
| 7 | Lime halvesstep 6 |  | Squeeze in the juice.⏱ 40sResultWatermelon and lime |
| 8 | 2 tbsp | | Add the sugar.⏱ 10sResultSweetened watermelon |
| 9 | 250 ml | | Pour in 250 ml of cold water.⏱ 10sResultWatermelon base |
| 10 | — | | Blend for about 45 seconds, until smooth.⏱ 45sResultBlended watermelon |
| 11 | Blended watermelonstep 10 | | Strain through the sieve into the jug, pressing the pulp with the back of the spoon; throw the pulp away.⏱ 1 min 30sResultWatermelon juiceused in step 13 |
| 12 | 12 piece | | Put 3 ice cubes in each of 4 glasses.⏱ 15sResultGlasses with ice |
| 13 | Watermelon juicestep 11 | | Pour the agua fresca over the ice.⏱ 20sResultAgua fresca over ice |
| 14 | 8 piece | | Top each glass with 2 mint leaves and serve straight away.⏱ 10sResultAgua Fresca de Sandía |
| Total Time | 13 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 109kcal | |
| 2g | |
| 0.4g | |
| 0.1g | |
| 29g | |
| 22g | |
| 2g | |
| 70mg |
Mexican watermelon agua fresca: watermelon blended with lime juice, sugar and water, strained and served over ice with mint. Serves 4.
What you’ll doYou will blend watermelon with lime juice, sugar and water, strain it, pour it over ice and top with mint.
