I hope you guys had a good Memorial Day/Bank Holiday/regular weekend. It was, umm, a billion degrees here in New York and my air conditioner broke! After standing directly in front of a fan for two days I had visions (or hallucinations or whatever) about a nice cool lemonade. And there's nothing cooler than a cucumber, right?
There's no booze in this particular recipe, but feel free to toss in some gin or vodka to ease you right into summer.
Ingredients
2 medium sized cucumbers, diced and frozen
4 cups water
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 to 4 tablespoons agave nectar or sugar (or to taste)
1 handful roughly torn mint
Method
Plop everything except mint in a blender and whirl until smooth. Taste and adjust lemon and sweetness. Add in mint and refrigerate. Serve chilled, and chill out.