Cucumber, Mint & Lemonade Cooler

A glass of freshly made cooler or any drink of your choice is always a welcome relief on a hot sunny day.

I like to calm down my nerves by sipping away to a chilled, fresh drink after an exhaustive day at work. Nothing beats the comfort of sipping away your favorite glass of drink tuck         amidst your air conditioned room and at the same time watching your favorite program on TV.

 

Now, if you are a person who likes experimenting with your cold drinks, then here is a refreshing way to do so. This summer, try this cucumber lemonade, with the freshness of cucumber, mint and lemon. This drink is refreshing, healthy and truly summery.

To top it all, this drink will help to keep you sufficiently hydrated for facing the extremities of the summer season. There are many variations to this drink you can try, apart from the one mentioned below like use honey to sweeten the drink instead of sugar. Why think of only sweet juices, you could completely skip the sugar and spice up the drink with some black pepper powder and chaat masala.

I heard someone telling me that these three ingredients sums up to form a healthy detox drink. Lemon juice helps to cleanse and alkalize the body. Mint adds a touch of sweetness without the sugar, and it also helps settle your stomach and aids in digestion. Cucumber is excellent for rehydration, and it contains anti-inflammatory properties.

Now without much ado, let me share this wonderful refreshing recipe….

Serves: 3-4 people

Cooking Time: Under 15 Minutes

Preparation Time: Under 15 minutes

Ingredients:

100 gms cucumber (we need 1 cup juice)

50 ml lemon juice

2 cups chilled water

½ cup crystal sugar

1 cup water

1 tsp black salt

Few mint sprigs-7-8

1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder

Ice Cubes

Method:

1.       Make plain syrup by combining sugar and 1 cup water, simmer for 5 minutes and set aside to cool.

2.      Clean and cut the cucumber into chunky pieces and blend it in a food processor along with the mint leaves.

3.      Make sure you Press through a sieve to extract the entire juice to fill a cup full of juice. The residual contents can be used as a refreshing facial toner.

4.      Now take a Juice Tumbler and store the cucumber mint Juice in it. Top it up with the sugar syrup. Adjust the sweetness as per your taste. I don’t like it too sweet.

5.      Next step is to stir in the lemon juice, 2 cups of chilled water along with black salt and roasted cumin powder.

6.      Now freeze it nicely before serving. Top up your drink with a lime wedge, ice cubes and thin cucumber slice and serve it absolutely chilled.

Tip: Make sure the cucumber is not bitter in taste before you blend it with mint leaves. It will spoil the taste of the whole drink.