Chili Watermelon Agua Fresca
Ingredients
- 3 cups watermelon cubes
- 3 green chillies
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 2 lime, deseeded and juiced
- 1 Persian cucumber sliced for garnishing
Instructions
- In the bowl of the blender add the watermelon, lime juice, water, some mint, honey and half of the ice cubes.
- Blitz till all the watermelon has pureed well.
- Strain the juice using a strainer into a decanter.
- Pick a few of the mint leaves and toss them into the decanter. Using a muddler just press the mint leaves to release their minty flavor into the drink.
- Throw in a few ice cubes into a tall glass and pour in the watermelon.
- Garnish with fresh mint, lime slices and slices cucumber.
Notes
Watermelon- once you've blended the watermelon in the blender with the ingredients, I would recommend straining it. I like to use clear watermelon juice versus the mushy pulp that separates in layers if allowed to sit longer. Your drink will last longer this way if you aren't serving it right away.
Sweetener- This drink calls for a sweetener, I used honey which can be substituted with maple syrup, you could definitely alter the quantity depending on how sweet your watermelon is. If it is too sweet I would recommend adjusting the quantity of sweetener accordingly.
Chillies- I used the Indian green chillies aka the thai green chillies, but you could totally use habanero, if that is the one if you have on hand. Alter the number of chillies used as per your liking.