Es Timun Serut - Cucumber and Lime Juice

Method7 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Choose mint (About ¼ cup) OR the three knotted pandan leaves. Bring the syrup’s ¾ cup water, ¾ cup sugar and chosen aromatic to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover and steep for 30 minutes; use the timer for this covered steep. Strain out the leaves to obtain clear syrup.

   Covered syrup steep after five-minute simmer · 30 minUses 3/4 cup sugar · 3/4 cup water · About ¼ cup fresh mint (a handful) · 3 pandan leaves, knotted (alternative to mint)

2. 2

   Step 2: Grated route: optionally peel the cucumbers (2), then shred them with a box grater. If choosing the blender route, skip this step and steps 4–5; prepare the shared seeds in step 3, then use steps 6–7.

   Uses 2 cucumber

3. 3

   Step 3: For either route, stir 2 tbsp chia seeds, or the source basil-seed alternative, into the separate 1 cup drinking water. Set aside until the seeds swell and absorb the water.

   Uses 2 tablespoon chia seeds, or basil seeds · 1 cup drinking water for soaking seeds

4. 4

   Step 4: Grated route only: combine the grated cucumbers, juice from one lime with any seeds removed, prepared hydrated seeds and strained syrup.

   Uses grated cucumbers for the grated route · 1 lime, juiced · fully hydrated chia or basil seeds · strained mint or pandan simple syrup

5. 5

   Step 5: Grated route only: half-fill a glass with the prepared concentrate, then fill the rest with ice-cold drinking water OR club soda and ice. Stir and serve. Skip the blender steps 6–7.

   Uses complete grated cucumber-lime-seed concentrate · Ice-cold drinking water for serving, or club soda (quantity unspecified) · ice cubes

6. 6

   Step 6: Blender route only: skip grated-cucumber (2) steps 2 and 4–5. Peel and chop the cucumbers, then blend them with juice from the lime (1) and the prepared strained syrup until smooth. Keep the seeds hydrated in shared step 3 for serving.

   Uses 2 cucumber · 1 lime, juiced · strained mint or pandan simple syrup

7. 7

   Step 7: Blender route only: half-fill each glass with the prepared puree. Add about 2 tbsp of the prepared hydrated seeds to each glass, then fill the rest with ice-cold drinking water OR club soda and ice. Stir and serve.

   Uses blended cucumber-lime-syrup concentrate · about 2 tbsp prepared hydrated seeds per glass · Ice-cold drinking water for serving, or club soda (quantity unspecified) · ice cubes