Garden Patch Cucumber Mint Cooler

This Garden Patch Cucumber Mint Cooler is the ultimate warm-weather sipper that tastes like you bottled up a cool breeze on a hot afternoon. I love how the fresh cucumber brings that clean, hydrating brightness while the mint adds just the right herbal punch to wake up your taste buds. Mix up a big pitcher and park yourself on the porch because this one disappears fast!

✨ An original recipe written by AI — not kitchen-tested, so trust your taste on seasoning & timing.

Ingredients

• 1 large English cucumber, half sliced thin and half roughly chopped
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves, plus extra sprigs for garnish
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
• 3 tbsp honey or agave syrup
• 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
• 3 cups cold water
• 2 cups plain sparkling water
• 1 cup ice cubes

Directions

1. Add the roughly chopped cucumber, mint leaves, lime juice, honey, salt, and still cold water to a blender and blend on high for about 30 seconds until very smooth.
2. Strain the blended mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a large pitcher, pressing the solids gently with a spoon to squeeze out all the liquid. Discard the pulp.
3. Taste the base and stir in a bit more honey or lime juice if you want it sweeter or tangier.
4. Just before serving, pour the sparkling water into the pitcher and stir gently so you keep all those bubbles.
5. Fill four tall glasses with ice, then pour the cooler evenly among them.
6. Garnish each glass with two or three thin cucumber slices draped over the rim and a fresh mint sprig tucked alongside, then serve immediately.

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