Cleansing Cucumber Lemonade

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free
• Paleo

• Produce

  • 1 lb Cucumbers

• Condiments

  • 2/3 cup Honey, raw
  • 2 cups Lemon juice, Fresh Squeezed

• Frozen

  • 12 Ice cubes

• Liquids

  • 8 cups Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 pound cucumbers, peeled if waxy, unpeeled if organic and not waxy, chopped, 1/2 cup of sliced cucumbers reserved for garnish
• 2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 15 lemons)
• 8 cups water, divided
• 2/3 cup raw honey
• 12 ice cubes

Directions

• Place chopped cucumbers in the blender with 1 to 2 cups of the water. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl or into the pitcher, pressing with the back of a ladle to get all of the juice through the sieve. Discard pulp. Add ice on top of cucumber.
• Heat 1-1/2 cups of the water on a stove top over high heat until steaming, but not boiling. Remove from heat and whisk in honey until dissolved.
• Pour honey mixture, lemon, and water over ice and cucumber. Stir well to combine.
• Enjoy!