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Mint Melon & Cucumber Smoothie
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Author:
The Spice & Tea Exchange
Servings
3-4 glasses
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
3 minutes
The popular combination of cucumber and melon is paired with Marrakesh Mint Tea for a cool, refreshing, and healthy smoothie.
Ingredients
-
2 Tbsp. Marrakesh Mint Tea (contains caffeine)
- 3 cups honeydew melon, chopped
- 1 ¼ cups English cucumber, peeled & chopped + 4 slices for garnish
- 16 fresh mint leaves
- 3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 3 Tbsp. light agave nectar or honey
-
¼ cup Lemon Sugar
Directions
- BRING 1 cup of filtered water to a boil. Remove from heat and let sit 1 min.
- ADD 2 Tbsp. Marrakesh Mint Tea and steep for 3 mins.
- STRAIN liquid through a fine mesh strainer to remove tea leaves and sediment. Discard used tea leaves.
- PLACE tea liquid in refrigerator until chilled. COMBINE chilled tea, melon, cucumber, mint leaves, lime juice, and 1 Tbsp. agave or honey into a blender and puree until smooth.
- PLACE 2 Tbsp. agave nectar in a small shallow dish. Pour Lemon Sugar into a separate dish. Dip rim of glass in agave nectar, then dip and twist the rim into the sugar to coat.
- POUR smoothie carefully into glasses, filling just below the sugared rim.
- CUT a slit halfway through cucumber slices and place one on the rim of each glass.