Mexican Strawberry Water (aqua De Fresa)

Name: Mexican Strawberry Water (aqua De Fresa)
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges (optional); 8 fresh mint sprigs (optional); 946 milliliters strawberries, sliced; 2 liters cold water; 237 milliliters white sugar

Mexican Strawberry Water (aqua De Fresa) is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan beverage. One serving contains 178 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe serves 10. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. A mixture of sugar, lime, mint sprigs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix together sliced strawberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

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Strawberries

Sugar

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Wrap

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Bowl

Remove the strawberry mixture from the refrigerator and pour into a blender. Blend on high until smooth.

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Strawberries

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Blender

Pour the blended berry mixture through a wire mesh strainer set over a large mixing bowl; discard the pulp and seeds.

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Berries

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Sieve

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Add the remaining 7 cups cold water to the pureed strawberries and mix well.

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Strawberries

Water

Place the Aqua de Fresa in the refrigerator to chill for several hours or pour over ice and serve immediately.

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Ice

Garnish with lime slices or mint leaves.

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Lime Slice

Mint

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Servings:

lime, cut into 8 wedges (optional)8

fresh mint sprigs (optional)946milliliters

strawberries, sliced 2liters

cold water 237milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is WindRacer Russian River Pinot Noir. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 60 dollars.