Description
Refreshing homemade vitamin water blends natural ingredients for ultimate hydration. Packed with nutrients and flavor, this simple recipe helps you stay healthy and energized.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (473 ml) watermelon, sliced into 1 inch (2.5 cm) cubes
- 2 quarts (1.9 liters) water
- 1 lime, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- ½ red grapefruit, sliced and quartered
- 1 medium cucumber, sliced
- 12 mint leaves
- Ice
- Sparkling water (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously cleanse all fresh produce under cool running water to eliminate potential contaminants.
- Cutting: Transform fruits into gossamer-thin rounds or elegant wedges, maximizing flavor release and visual allure.
- Setup: Utilize a transparent glass vessel to highlight the ingredients’ vibrant chromatic spectrum and create an enticing display.
- Layering: Artfully arrange cucumber, mint leaves, and selected fruits throughout the container, ensuring harmonious flavor distribution.
- Hydration: Cascade pristine filtered water over the botanical ensemble, permitting natural ingredient interaction and flavor infusion.
- Resting: Seal the container securely and nestle in the refrigerator for 8-12 hours, allowing ingredients to ceremoniously release their essence and nutritional profile.
- Serving: Create a foundation of crystalline ice cubes in serving glasses, then delicately decant the infused liquid through a fine strainer to ensure clarity.
- Finishing: Embellish each glass with reserved fruit slices or verdant mint sprigs, and optionally introduce a splash of sparkling water for an effervescent twist.
- Consumption: Savor the vitamin-enriched elixir within 24-36 hours to preserve its optimal flavor and nutritional integrity.
Notes
- Maximize Flavor Extraction: Slice fruits thinly to release more nutrients and intensify the water’s taste profile.
- Optimize Ingredient Placement: Layer ingredients strategically to ensure even flavor distribution and visual appeal.
- Preserve Freshness: Refrigerate infused water for 8-12 hours and consume within 24-36 hours to maintain peak nutritional value and taste.
- Elevate Presentation: Use a transparent pitcher and garnish with fresh fruit or mint to create an appetizing and Instagram-worthy beverage.
- Prep Time: 10min
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 10
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg