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Cucumber cooler

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Cucumber cooler

This is a super simple drink, that needs very little by way of equipment to make it – just a blender and a sieve. Perfect for a hot summers day.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cucumber (skin and all)
  • 1/4 lemon (skin and all)
  • 15 mint leaves
  • 2 glasses pure water

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into a blender. Do not worry about peeling the lemon or the cucumber, just put them in skin and all.
  2. Blend on a high speed for around 2 minutes until you have a bright green drink.
  3. Strain the juice through a sieve into a serving jug.
  4. Serve over ice.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Sola Rosa – Get it together
 

 

Lemon and Mint Juice

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Lemon and mint juice

This is a very refreshing drink that is perfect for a hot summer day. It is inspired by a drink that we had in Dubai, but uses honey as a sweetener instead of sugar. Makes 2 glasses.

Ingredients

  • 15 mint leaves
  • Half a lemon – unpeeled, cut into quarters
  • 1/2 Tbsp honey
  • 2 Tbsp boiling water
  • 2 glasses water

Directions

  1. Add the honey to the boiling water and let it dissolve.
  2. Put the mint leaves, water, lemon and honey into a blender.
  3. Blend for 1-2 minutes until you can see a green juice in the blender, and the lemon is finely blended
  4. Strain the juice to remove the lemon and mint remnants
  5. Serve over ice.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Regan – Wiser