Cooling Cucumber & Mint Beverage

Cucumber, mint, and lime together make a refreshing drink or side dish. For eating, you can simply peel and cut the cucumbers, chop some fresh mint leaves, and toss them in a bowl with a squeeze of lime. Cucumber is sweet, cooling, soft, and liquid, making it refreshing for summer. Mint adds a lovely sweet and cooling pungency. Citrus fruits are generally considered to be sour in taste, and are comprised of fire and water elements. However, unlike other citrus fruits, lime has a cooling and sweet post digestive effect on the body-mind-spirit, making it a cooling digestive aid for summer. Using coconut water will increase the cooling and sweet qualities of the beverage, however plain water is lovely as well.

Ingredients:

2 cucumbers – peeled, sliced, and de-seeded
fresh mint – about a handful
2 cups coconut water or plain water
1 lime – squeezed

Preparation Method:

Blend the cucumbers, mint, and 1 cup of coconut or plain water. Add the rest of the water and lime juice and blend again.