Iced cucumber juice

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber (big enough to fill two cups) peeled and cut into small cubes  (I like to use English cucumber)
• About 8 mint leaves
• 3 cups of water
• 1 tsp lime juice to taste
• 3 tsp sugar to taste
• 1/4 tsp salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• Ice cubes to serve

Method

• In a blender, add puree of cucumber, mint, salt, pepper and sugar. Now, pour the puree through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl.
• Use a spoon to press the solids to take out all the juice. There will be about 1-1/4 cup of cucumber juice.
• Add lime juice and water and mix  well.
• Add ice cubes to the cucumber drink and serve.

— as told to Ruth Prarthana