Cucumber is the perfect complement to the traditional summer lemonade. Display it in the pitcher with cucumber and/or lemon slices.

Refreshing Cucumber Lemonade

water

white sugar

cucumber, sliced

lemons, juiced

Make a simple syrup by stirring the water and sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat; heat until just about to boil and the sugar has dissolved. Place in refrigerator 30 minutes, or until cool.


Place the cucumber slices in a blender or food processor; blend until mashed into a pulp. Pour the cucumber pulp into a fine mesh strainer place over a bowl to catch the liquid; allow to sit until you have about 2/3 cup of liquid from the cucumber, about 15 minutes.


Stir the simple syrup, cucumber liquid, and lemon juice together in a pitcher. Serve cold.


I have made this several times since finding the recipe and love it. I have added more water to get the flavor I wanted.  I also mix a cup of water with the unpeeled cucumber in the blender to make the blending process easier. I don't mind a little cucumber pulp getting through a mesh strainer, but putting a coffee filter in my strainer creates a more refined drink.   This also goes nicely with Grey Goose.

It's a little bit of work to make but it's fabulous!  It too was a bit too sweet so I added some water and no problem.  Really good!  (And just for the record if you don't have fresh lemons and use lemon juice in a bottle, 1 lemon = 1/4 cup, therefore 6 lemons = 1 1/2 cups.

I love this recipe its refreshing when very cold. Cucumbers all come in different sizes and thicknesses (heard this one before?) So I would use 6-8 inches of the middle of a nice ripe one. Id use an english cucumber only because i find it more subtle or fresh tasting. Use Big Juicy Lemons if you plan to splash in some Grey Goose.

Here's how I make a full pitcher:  3 gallons of water; 2 cups of cucumber juice; 1 1/2 cups lemon juice.  I have a juicer so it makes it a little easier to get the cucumber juice but I use bottled lemon juice.  If you use sugar, it's 2 cups of sugar to make the syrup.  I'm getting away from using sugar so I skip making the syrup, add the water, cucumber and lemon juice to a pitcher.  I'm using Stevia to sweeten by the glass.  For me, one packet works perfectly.  My husband likes his a little sweeter so he uses 1 1/2 packets.

As soon as I read this I ran into the kitchen and made it. I had 6 lemons that needed to be used ASAP and several cucumbers I had just picked from my garden. This is very refreshing and delicious. You must love cucumbers however!!!! to like this it is very cucuberish tasting. My family really like it. I will make it again. All mine needed was a splash of water to dilute it a bit. Next time I will double the recipe it is so good I need more.

This was really good! I am giving it four stars instead of 5 because it seems the measurements are way off. I made four servings of this recipe and had to add enough water to make a full quart of lemonade. I also used bottled lemon juice because that's what I had on hand and it worked great. I didn't want to throw away the cucumber pulp so I used it to make a salad dressing my mixing it with plain yogurt lemon juice salt pepper garlic and dill. It turned out pretty good!

This lemonade is delicious. It was a little strong and sweet for me so I added water and ice to it but very easy to adjust to taste. Thanks for the recipe!

Hubby thought this recipe sounded odd and asked me only to make a small batch. Too bad...cuz all 4 of us really liked this and it was gone at one meal. Took other reviewers' advice and added lots more water. A great way to use up all those garden cukes! July 8 2012 New season of cukes..made this again using limes/lemons/cuke and it was great.

Wicked good! I made this two weeks ago for our Easter cookout/bbq and it was such a hit! I am trying to wean my family off of sodas and get us moving towards more water. I think lemonade is a nice compromise. I always have cucumbers and lemons on hand so I was glad that I didn't have to buy anything. I made the simple syrup first and then put the cucumbers through my food processor. They were nice-sized cukes so they yielded a good bit of juice. Pro-tip: I used the pulp in my smoothies so nothing was wasted! You could also make dressings or use the pulp in burgers meatloaf stock or soup. The only thing I may try next time I make this is blending the entire lemon including the rind. I've done that before with other specialty lemonades so I'm interested in seeing if it works here. I combined all of the ingredients with water and didn't have to add any extra sugar! YAY! I added ice to the pitcher which helped those who were skeptical enjoy it more. My batch had a perfect blend of the cuke and lemon. Neither overpowered the other. This was so refreshing! It will be a summer staple in my house!

This was ok - I needed to water it down ALOT and it was still pretty sour. Not sure if I'll make it again

refreshing cucumber lemonade

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Servings: 1.5

Cost: $3.05 /serving

Author : DASHKAYDOT

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