Grapefruit Cucumber Mint Sparkling Water
Healthy, because
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Nutritional values
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
Kitchen utensils
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.