Beverages

Agua fresca

2
Easy

For a bit of Mexico without the side-effects, Jeanne Calitz prescribes this fruity cooler.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 2 cups fruit of choice
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 t lime juice
  • 1–2 t sugar
  • 1 cup water (sparkling or still)
  • soft herbs (like mint or lemon verbena), to garnish

Method

Ingredients

1. For the perfect thirst quencher, place fruit (combos such as watermelon + strawberry; kiwi + apple; mango + pineapple) along with water, lime juice and sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth, strain and chill.

2. To serve, add another cup of cold water (sparkling, maybe?) and garnish with soft summer herbs like mint or lemon verbena.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Bianca Strydom 
Food assistant: Nadia Meyer 

Jeanne Calitz

Recipe by: Jeanne Calitz

Jeanne Calitz is a freelance lifestyle writer based in Kommetjie, Cape Town. She's a voracious reader and a fan of hyper-seasonal cooking and well-made cocktails (spicy palomas forever!) When not writing, you'll find her busy in the garden or walking the family's two Schnauzers, awestruck by the fact that she gets to live near the ocean.

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