Description
An easy and refreshing ginger cucumber and lemon water. This healthy beverage pairs the bright citrus flavor of lemons with a hint of spice from fresh sliced ginger.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced (use 1 garden cucumber or most of one English cucumber)
- 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced and seeds removed
- 3 inches of fresh ginger root, peeled and thinly sliced
- 6 cups of water
Instructions
- Add the sliced cucumber, lemon, and ginger to a pitcher. Remove seeds from the lemon slices before adding to the pitcher.
- Add 6 cups of water to the pitcher.
- Use a wooden spoon or a muddler to lightly mash only the ginger slices to release more flavor. No need to crush them or break them apart.
- Give the water a good stir.
- Let it chill in the fridge for 1 hour for the flavors to infuse into the water.
Notes
Within those 2 days once the original batch is used, top off the pitcher with more water. The lemon and cucumber can be reused though if you grated the ginger you won’t have the strong ginger flavor.
For a stronger ginger flavor, grate only 2 inches of peeled ginger with a microplane instead of slices. Then gather up the freshly grated ginger in the palm of your hand and squeeze the pile to release the liquid. The pile should be very wet. You’ll want to do this over the pitcher of water. Squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Discard the pulp.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: beverage
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: american
