Cucumber Cooler
HB-18743 · Hand-built original · Indian
Blended cucumber and mint, strained silky and seasoned with black salt and lime, for the coldest-tasting glass in this batch.
IndianDrink10 minServes 298 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: vegetable pakoras, grilled corn, samosas
Servings:2quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 medium English cucumbers
- 3 tablespoons sugar (or honey, agave, or maple syrup)
- 6 to 8 mint leaves
- 3 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon black salt
- 3 cups chilled water, divided
- Lime rings and mint leaves, to finish
- Ice cubes
Method
- Cut 3 or 4 tissue-thin slices from one cucumber and soak them in ice-cold water for 10 to 15 minutes, until they stiffen for the glass.
- Peel what is left of the cucumber and chop it until you have 1 cup of cubed flesh, cutting into a second cucumber if the first runs short.
- Blend that cup of cucumber with the sugar, mint leaves and 1 cup of the chilled water until the mixture is uniformly green and smooth.
- Pour the blend through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing the pulp with a spoon to squeeze out every drop, and discard the solids.
- Stir the lime juice, black salt and remaining 2 cups of water into the strained Cucumber Cooler.
- Put 3 or 4 ice cubes and a soaked cucumber slice into each glass, fill both glasses with the cooler, and top them with lime rings and mint leaves.
Prep: 5 minutes · Cook: 5 minutes · Total: 10 minutes
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
98 kcalCalories
1 gProtein
24.2 gCarbs
0.3 gFat
0 gSaturates
0.3 gFibre
0.4 gSugars
2 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
207 mgPotassium
20 mgCalcium
0.1 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data