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Agua de Chayote (Refreshing Mexican Chayote Juice)

by Lola Dweck
This beautiful green agua de chayote is light, refreshing, and rich in nutrients, with flavors reminiscent of honeydew and cucumber.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 49 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large chayote quartered
  • 1 large English cucumber roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup organic cane sugar or to taste
  • 6 cups water
  • 6 cups ice

Instructions
 

  • Blend ingredients. In a high power blender, add chayote, cucumber, sugar, and 3 cups of water on medium setting for 30 – 60 seconds.
  • Strain and mix. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher. You may need to agitate the mixture, but avoid pushing through the pulp to keep the chayote juice light in consistency. Discard or compost the pulp. 
    Mix in remaining 3 cups of water. Taste, and adjust sweetness, if desired.
  • Chill and enjoy. Chill in the refrigerator or serve over plenty of ice. I like to garnish my agua de chayote with thinly sliced chayote and cucumber.

A Note from Lola

HOW TO STORE AGUA FRESCA

Store agua fresca in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days, ensuring it stays fresh and chilled. Ingredients tend to settle at the bottom, so remember to stir your agua fresca before serving.

ON SWEETENERS

You can add as much or as little sugar as you’d like to all of your aguas frescas, including this one. I also like to use honey, agave, or simple syrup (boil equal parts water and sugar until sugar is dissolved) in my agua fresca recipes. 

ON TEXTURE

I have seen plenty of agua fresca recipes that say not to strain the ingredients. While I’m all about taking in all of the fiber and nutrients possible, agua fresca is meant to be light in texture – nowhere near a smoothie and not even as thick as a nectar. Therefore straining is essential in all of my recipes, except for my agua de sandía and agua de limón con sandía because watermelon is naturally watery and doesn’t require straining.

Nutrition

Serving: 8ouncesCalories: 49kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 26mgPotassium: 131mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 0.3mg
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