Summer’s fleeting, but we’ll undoubtedly still have a few hot days and men are still selling watermelons off trucks by a gas station near my house. I love watermelon, and I love agua fresca, the fruity, refreshing beverage sold at taquerias on Cherokee Street in St Louis that are easy to make and easier to drink. You can use any juicy fruit you like, but as long as watermelons are around, I’ll be using them.
Watermelon Agua Fresca
6 cups cubed, seedless or seeded watermelon (about one medium watermelon)
sugar, honey, or agave nectar, to taste
juice of two small or one large lime
2 cups water, divided
pinch of salt
mint leaves, for garnish
- Puree half the watermelon with half the water. Strain juice into a pitcher.
- Repeat with remaining watermelon and water.
- Add lime juice, sweetener to taste (a tablespoon or two should do it), and a pinch of salt. Mix well.
- Chill.
- Serve cold, garnished with mint leaves
If you desire, you can turn this into an adult beverage with the spirit of your choice.
Photo courtesy of Steve Evans at Wikimedia Commons
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Kelli Best-Oliver
A former high school teacher, I'm currently a part-time writer/full-time doctoral student at the University of St. Thomas in the Twin Cities, studying leadership in education from a critical pedagogy perspective along with public policy. On the green side, I'm interested in local food and agriculture (Iowa girl, born and raised), sustainability education, DIY projects, and grassroots activism. I'm slowly turning my South City, St Louis home into an urban farmstead. On the hoping-to-be-greener side, I love reading, yoga, soccer, music, backpacking, knitting, pop culture and trivia, my Tuesday Night Dinner Club, traveling, Guitar Hero, dive bars, and sitting on front porches with my husband and a cold beer. I came to Green Options via a post on Sustainablog,working the St Louis angle to get Jeff to let me in. I have a personal blog chronicling (what else?) life in South St. Louis. Follow me on Twitter!
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Yum! This sounds so refreshing.