Our delightful neighbors had a bumper crop of cucumbers and gave us a dozen of the seedless kind. We had to come up with a way to use them quickly, because as far as we knew, cucumbers don’t freeze well. We had cucumber salads, cucumber slices on our sandwiches, and then we made cucumber slushies. The slushies are super easy to make and are a healthy, refreshing summer beverage. We added watermelon for one version. Sooo good. Here’s what we came up with for the recipes. We’ve had a week of slushies and nobody has keeled over yet.
But then, nobody has ever died in the Kerrian Kitchen. Honest.
Cucumber Slushie
Ingredients (Serves 1)
2 seedless cucumbers, washed, peeled, and sliced into 1/4 inch slices (about two cups)
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup water
Mint leaves for garnish
Preparation
Place water into 16 oz blender (or bigger)
Add sea salt and cucumber pieces and pulse until pureed, about 20 seconds.
Pour into glass and garnish with mint leaves.
Cucumber Watermelon Slushie
Ingredients (Serves 1)
1 seedless cucumber, washed, peeled, and sliced into 1/4 inch slices (about one cup)
1 cup seedless, cubed watermelon
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup water
1 slice cucumber for garnish
Preparation
Place water into 16 oz. blender (or bigger)
Add watermelon, cucumber, and sea salt and pulse until pureed, about 20 seconds.
Pour into glass and garnish with a cucumber slice.
Enjoy!
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Oh that sounds luscious, Patti. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Hope. I have a glass of each waiting in the frig for my afternoon breaks.