Lemony Cucumber Cooler

Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family.It is creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruit that are used as culinary vegetables. Cucumbers are a warm season vegetable. This low calorie  vegetable contain many nutritional benefits including hydrating properties and valuable nutrients.

 For day 2 under the theme "Summer Coolers", am here with yet another drink to keep yourself cool. To keep yourself hydrated in this hot weather am here with a summer cooler with the combination of cucumbers and lemon. Which not only  gives this drink  a nice and tangy flavor  but also keep your body cool. This is refreshing and healthy for the whole family. Here goes the recipe...

Ingredients:

Cucumber Juice 1 cup
Lime juice 1/4 cup
Black salt 1 spoon
Sugar 1/4 cup ( increase or decrease depending on your taste)
Chilled water 3 cups

Preparation:

Wash and cut cucumbers into medium size chunks. 
Blend in mixer or food processor.
Press through a sieve  to extract the juice.
Add cucumber juice to a mixing jar and add sugar, black salt  and lime juice.
Mix everything together till sugar and black salt  completely dissolves.
Now add chilled water and give it a stir .
Add the juice into serving glasses and top it with lime wedges and cucumber slices.
Serve chilled.



Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for BM 65




This recipe also goes to Kids Delight event hosted by PJ for this month.



Comments

  1. SrivalliJune 4, 2016 at 9:19 AM

    That's a nice one..never mixed with cucumber!

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  2. SaritaJune 4, 2016 at 4:51 PM

    Cucumber lemonade looks good., nice summer drink.

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  3. Priya SureshJune 5, 2016 at 6:38 AM

    Wow, absolutely refreshing, prefect summer cooler.

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  4. vaishali sabnaniJune 5, 2016 at 9:30 PM

    Wonderful..looks and sounds very very refreshing.

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  5. SrividhyaJune 6, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    I second valli. Never mixed lemon and cucumber. Love that green color. Would try it soon.

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  6. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My KitchenJune 7, 2016 at 2:09 AM

    very refreshing!

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  7. Smruti AsharJune 7, 2016 at 9:20 AM

    Wow I like the way you blended cucumber with lemonade. I should try it this summer!

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  8. PavaniJune 7, 2016 at 10:27 AM

    Lemonade with cucumber sounds refreshing fir summer.

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  9. Harini RJune 7, 2016 at 1:23 PM

    That is a good one. Never tried this combo.

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  10. ArchanaJune 7, 2016 at 11:15 PM

    That's a good one. Never had cucumber lemonade before.

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  11. Varada's KitchenJune 8, 2016 at 4:25 PM

    Never tried this but it sounds refreshing

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  12. Gayathri KumarJune 10, 2016 at 2:40 AM

    I have never tried mixing cucumber and lemon. Looks perfect for this scorching heat..

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  13. Sandhya RamakrishnanJune 13, 2016 at 2:27 PM

    Refreshing and cooling drink for the summer!

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  14. Sowmya :)June 25, 2016 at 4:17 AM

    This looks delightful....love the combination of cucumber and lemon!

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  15. veenaJuly 29, 2016 at 6:28 AM

    Cucumber lemony cooler looks very refreshing!!

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