This refreshing cucumber lemon mint water is perfect for any time of year! The delicious flavor combination will help you stay hydrated through the hot summer days and encourage you to keep drinking water through the cold winter.
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Why You'll Love This Cucumber Lemon and Mint Water
Need to increase your water intake? This cucumber mint lemon water has a refreshing and light flavor combination, with vibrant, fragrant lemon slices, cooling cucumbers, and lively fresh mint that will keep you refilling your glass all day!
Plus, there are added health benefits. The vitamin C in lemon and cucumber is a powerful antioxidant! And mint is rich in nutrients and can help relieve indigestion and improve brain function.
This fresh, tasty, and beautiful cucumber-infused water is perfect for any time regular water has become a chore. You can make a pitcher when you're making breakfast then refill your water bottle or glass all day!
This cucumber and lemon water is also fantastic for guests. Serve a pitcher at your next dinner party for an impressive and easy upgrade to your meal.
What You'll Need for Lemon Cucumber Water with Mint
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- Cucumber I used Persian cucumber here, but any type of cucumber will work well for this water. If using a regular slicing cucumber, peeling the cucumber can enhance the cucumber flavor (but it's not necessary).
- Lemon Seedless lemons are great here, but use whatever you have on hand. Just be sure to remove any seeds before placing the lemon slices in the water. I don't recommend using bottled lemon juice here.
- Mint Fresh mint leaves add freshness and lightness to this tasty cucumber lemon water.
- Water You can use regular, filtered water here or try sparkling water!
How to Make Cucumber Lemon Mint Water
Step One Slice the lemon and cucumber. For very fine slices, you can use a mandoline as pictured above.
Step Two Add the lemon, cucumber, and mint to a large pitcher of room temperature or cold water and muddle a bit. Let infuse for at least 30 minutes or so. Serve or store for later!
Recommended Equipment
Kitchen Knife or Mandoline Slicer
Variations
- Add different fresh herbs to the water, like basil, for a different fresh flavor.
- Sparkling water can be used in place of still water.
- Switch up your citrus by using limes, oranges, or even grapefruit in this water.
- You can infuse the water with just about any citrus fruit or fresh herbs for a refreshing drink!
How to Store
Fridge This water is best stored in a pitcher in the fridge so the lemon, cucumber, and mint infused water continue to impart their flavor into the water.
You can also pour it into smaller batches in water bottles. Any fruit-infused water can be stored for up to 3 days in the fridge. If it is unrefrigerated, it will last for 1 day.
Feel free to play with the serving size by using the serving tool adjustment in the recipe card below. Just click on the number next to "Servings" in the recipe card.
Freezer If you'd like, freeze your citrus in the freezer overnight and use it in your water as flavored ice cubes. They will thaw slowly in the fridge.
I recommend straining fruit-infused water and freezing it in ice cube trays or popsicle molds. Once frozen, move to a resealable plastic or silicone bag.
For the best flavor, use frozen infused water within 3 to 4 weeks.
How to Serve Lemon Cucumber Mint Water
This water can be enjoyed with lots of different meals, from heavier winter to lighter summer fare. Here are some suggestions:
Grilled Recipes Serve it with Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Crema or Carne Asada! Perfect for a summer get-together.
Soups and Stews Try it alongside a warming soup, like this Greek Chickpea Soup or this Chicken Cabbage Soup.
Salads Drink it with fresh salads, like this Greek Green Salad, this Salmon Mango Salad, or this Burrata Caprese Salad.
Roast Meat Serve it up with rich, meaty dishes like this Roasted Lamb Breast, this Roast Chicken with Orange Butter, or these Cast Iron Chicken Thighs.
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More Infused Water Recipes to Try
If you're looking for more infused waters, try these:
📖 Recipe
Cucumber Lemon Mint Water Recipe
Equipment
- Muddler or Wooden Spoon
Ingredients
- 1 pitcher filtered cold water still or sparkling, about 5 cups
- 1 lemon seeds removed
- 1 cucumber small, or ½ large
- 1 bunch mint about 0.5 ounces
- ice cubes optional
Instructions
- Slice the lemon and cucumber. Remove any seeds from the lemon slices.
- Pick the mint leaves from their stem.
- Add the lemon, cucumber, and mint leaves to the pitcher of water.
- Add ice cubes if desired. Serve or store for later.
Notes
- Add different fresh herbs to the water, like basil, for a different fresh flavor.
- Sparkling water can be used in place of still water.
- Switch up your citrus by using limes, oranges, or even grapefruit in this water.
- You can infuse the water with just about any citrus, fresh herbs, and ginger for a refreshing drink!
- Fridge This water is best stored in a pitcher in the fridge so the lemon, cucumber, and mint-infused water continue to impart their flavor into the water.
- You can also pour it into smaller batches in water bottles. Any fruit-infused water can be stored for up to 3 days in the fridge. If it is unrefrigerated, it will last for 1 day.
- Freezer If you'd like, freeze your citrus in the freezer overnight and use it in your water as flavored ice cubes. They will thaw slowly in the fridge.
- I recommend straining fruit-infused water and freezing it in ice cube trays or popsicle molds. Once frozen, move to a resealable plastic or silicone bag.
- For the best flavor, use frozen infused water within 3 to 4 weeks.
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