Strawberry Cucumber Limeade
Welcome back to Strawberry Week!! If you missed Monday’s recipe of these soft strawberry lemon donuts, run over there for it! It’s life-changing. With lots of strawberries in my refrigerator from our strawberry picking escapade of the last weekend, I decided to whip up a cocktail. Well a mocktail limeade since this lady is off alcohol for a few more months. This strawberry cucumber limeade is a refreshing summer drink that you need to make by the pitcher for any gathering you are having.
It’s simply filled with loads of juicy strawberry puree, lime juice and cucumber slices for a unique alternative to your regular lemonade. Sweet, refreshing and perfectly summer!! Everything that you should be serving up in a glass at your next BBQ or keep in your fridge for those hot summer days. Of course, you can add some liqueur in there to make this a cocktail; a refreshing cocktail for the adults.
I was going to share it at the end of the week, but why wait until Friday? Every summer evening is a weekend night to enjoy a cold, refreshing drink!
Strawberry Cucumber Limeade
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 medium cucumber, sliced
- Ice
- ½ cup liquid sweetener (agave or honey), or more to taste
- Sparkling water or club soda
- Garnish: lime wedges, fresh mint and strawberries
Instructions
- In a blender, blend the fresh strawberries until smooth. Pass the puree through a fine sieve and collect strawberry liquid into a medium bowl.
- In a large pitcher, whisk together the water, sugar and lime juice until sugar dissolves.
- Add in the strawberry mixture, cucumbers, ice and liquid sweetener. Top with about a liter of sparkling water or club soda. Mix well and add sweetener to taste.
- Serve with garnishes and enjoy immediately.
Other Summer Drinks from Across the Web:
Strawberry Orange Blossom Sparkler – Baking A Moment
Fresh Strawberry Limeade – Julie’s Eats & Treats
Southern Sweet Tea – Grandbaby Cakes
Must be really refreshing! And the color is beautiful!
Thanks dear!
I JUST developed a strawberry lime recipe this week, and fell in love with the refreshing combo! And then in a drinkable form? I could sip this all day long! Pinned!
Isn’t it a great combo?? I love it! And can’t wait to see what u made.
This is totally my kind of summer sip!
Love this limeade! So refreshing!
I need a full glass of this right here!
Let’s skip work and just sit around and sip on these babies all day long! Gorgeous!
Let’s please!!
This drink is just beyond gorgeous my dear! I love the combination of strawberries and cucumber. So unique! Looks so refreshing and I can’t wait to give it a try 🙂
Thanks Allie! I know you will enjoy it 🙂
So I never would’ve thought to add cucumber to this, and it sounds like the perfect thing to do! You always put together the greatest flavors, Zainab, and this drink sounds absolutely delicious! Pinned.
Thanks Marcie!! Cucumber is so great in drinks.
I`m glad you didn`t wait until Friday. This looks too good!!
Right? Every night can be a Friday night!
Oh my gawsh- I LOVE your addition of cucumbers to this limeade!! Clever, and I bet it really makes this drink super refreshing. I’ll take a pitcher of this all day, every day for the rest of summer please and thank you! Can’t wait to give this a try! Pinned!
Thanks dear! And a pitcher is the way to go!!
ooh sounds delicious! I love limeade 🙂
Oh Z, this looks so so pretty! I love the cucumber and lime in here! It sounds so refreshing after a spending all morning outside! What a perfect summer drink!
How refreshing! I’m so glad you share the recipe today instead of Friday because I need a pitcher of this. And look at how colorful it is…
Thanks dear! And a pitcher is the way to go!!
So refreshing and hydrating!
Z, gorgeous limeades!!! we used to drink these all the time as kids from Sonic!! 😛 LOVE!!! perfect for summer!
I have been experimenting with cucumber and strawberry and it is a great combination.
It is!! I love them together.
Looks delicious! What a great idea!
Thanks Julie!
This strawberry limeade offers a refreshing way to use those in-season strawberries! I personally like to omit the granulated sugar and add a touch more honey. This is also a good recipe to use with other berries, such as raspberries.
Hi Zainab, I loved your recipe and have included it in a lemonade round up on BuzzFeed. Do take a look and show some love 🙂 https://www.buzzfeed.com/manjumahadevan/21-incredibly-refreshing-lemonades-you-need-to-dri-1ykl9
Love the name of your blog 🙂
I’ll be the first to comment on the ACTUAL recipe. Sorry. It was Amazing!!! Very refreshing too. Mine was too sweet because my pitcher was not big enough to add a liter of water. This is a must try!
So glad to hear Candy! Thanks for sharing!