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Cucumber water with slices of cucumbers.
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Cucumber Water

This Cucumber Water Recipe is amazingly easy and really good for you in so many ways! Spruce it up with lemon, lime, orange, berries or a variety of herbs!

Course Beverage
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Infusing time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 1 quart
Calories 24kcal
Author Beth Neels
Cost $1

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 medium cucumber
  • 1 qt water
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Slice cucumbers thin.
  • Place in infusing chamber in infusion pitcher, or just place in pitcher.
  • Fill pitcher with cold water, or plain sparkling water.

Notes

Optional additions to cucumber water;
  • lemon
  • basil
  • rosemary
  • berries
**See main post for other optional additions.**
Herbs and spices good for cucumber water;
  • spearmint
  • peppermint
  • basil
  • cinnamon
  • clove
  • lemon verbena
  • rosemary
  • ginger
  • hot pepper, like jalapeno
Remove cucumber from water after 12-24 hours.
Keep refrigerated up to 3-4 days.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1qt | Calories: 24kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 6.4mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 0.5mg