CANTALOUPE MELON AND KIWI AGUA FRESCA
Once upon a time I entered a watermelon eating competition. I had a strategy, a vision and a plan and I still didn’t win. No worries because who doesn’t love to stuff juicy wedges of melon in their mouth on a hot summers day?
Author: Foodnessgracious/Photo credit to foodnessgracious.com
Ingredients
- 2 ripe cantaloupe melons
- 8 cups water
- 6 kiwis
- ¼ cup agave syrup add more if you prefer it sweeter
Instructions
- Half the melons to get 4 pieces. Set two halves aside.
- Peel the kiwi fruit.
- Extract the fruit from one of the melons (two halves) and add to a blender.
- Add 4 cups of water and 3 of the kiwi fruit.
- Blend on high for about 30-40 seconds or the melon has been liquified.
- Place a sieve over the top of a pitcher and gradually pour the blended melon through the sieve, squeezing it through with the back of a wooden spoon or spatula.
- Discard the remaining pulp left in the sieve and continue to strain the juice from the blender.
- Repeat the process with the second melon.
- Once both melons have been blended and strained into the pitcher, add the agave and stir with a whisk until the agave has dissolved.
- Cover the pitcher with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for at least two hours or overnight.
- Add some ice to the pitcher just before serving and pour into tall glasses.
- Garnish with some extra slices of kiwi.
