Grapefruit Cucumber Mint Sparkling Water
The refreshing and aromatic mix lifts your spirits and contains 65 percent of your daily vitamin C requirement.
You can always double the recipe if you are in a bigger group. This drink is great for parties and other gatherings.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 125 cal. | (6 %) | ||
| Protein | 2 g | (2 %) | ||
| Fat | 1 g | (1 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 22 g | (15 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1 g | (3 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0.1 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 0.7 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 41.5 μg | (69 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.1 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.1 mg | (9 %) | ||
| Niacin | 1 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.1 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Folate | 49 μg | (16 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.8 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Biotin | 1.5 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 64 mg | (67 %) | ||
| Potassium | 525 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Calcium | 97 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 49 mg | (16 %) | ||
| Iron | 1.7 mg | (11 %) | ||
| Iodine | 7 μg | (4 %) | ||
| Zinc | 0.6 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 0.2 g | |||
| Uric acid | 43 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 28 g |
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 2 sprigs mint
- 2 Grapefruit
- 1 Cucumber
- 1 large lemon
- ¾ cup Sparkling water (chilled)
- Ice cubes
Preparation steps
Rinse mint, shake dry, pluck leaves and cut into strips.
Squeeze out juice from the grapefruits. Pour the juice into a tall vessel.
Rinse cucumber thoroughly and wipe dry. Cut a small piece (approximately 2 inches) into thin slices.
Halve remaining cucumber lengthwise, remove seeds with a teaspoon, cut flesh into cubes and add to vessel.
Rinse lemon in hot water and wipe dry. Cut 1/3 of the lemon into thin slices. Squeeze out juice from remaining lemon and add to the vessel.
Puree cucumber mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Pour into a punch bowl or pitcher and top with mineral water. Stir to combine, garnish with cucumber slices, lemon slices and mint and serve immediately.