Quench Your Thirst with Watermelon Agua Fresca

A perfect agua fresca is the intersection of practically any ripe fruit and the well-considered additions of water, sugar and lime juice. A perfect agua fresca is never thick or cloying or filling, like some smoothies, and, in fact, captures the pure essence of the fruit in a truly refreshing way. Ripe fruit provides the brilliance you’re transforming, while sugar carries the fruitiness throughout the drink, lime heightens and focuses the flavor and water turns it from fruit to thirst-quenching beverage.

00:00 Rick's Intro to Watermelon Agua Fresca
02:07 Seasoning the Watermelon
03:09 Blending
03:44 Final Dilution and Seasoning
05:13 Let's Serve!

[Thecribchillin]

I used to watch you and your daughter all the time on PBS.
She's probably in her 30's now.
Time flies, have fun!
I love watermelon and will definitely make this in the summertime!

[davidcook]

Looks good. I put tajin on the rim of the glass and love it.

[eboomer]

I had some of this from a street vendor in Colombia, and it was maybe my favorite juice I had from street vendors there.

[GetOutsideYourself]

Can't go wrong with those simple ingredients.

[oldschoolfunkster]

I've had watermelon agua, but never with lime. Although I have put lemon juice on watermelon wedges itself with a dash of salt and chili powder. This was before Tajin was inventented. Lol. Delicious!
You just gave me an idea of mixing watermelon with a can of pineapple. I bet that would taste like tropical heaven!!

Another traditional recipe --- go rick !

[mattsmalley.]

Delicious. I usually add a cucumber to my watermelon aguas frescas. Other melons make great drinks too (honeydew, cantaloupe, etc.).

[feliciabourque]

Watermelon is my favorite fruit so I know I'll love this

[daphnepearce]

I absolutely love agua fresca de sandia! However my all time favorite is pepino. I use this exact same recipe too. So easy to make and so satisfying. Thanks Rick!

[DeborahWheeler-vq]

Looks refreshing and I will try. Thank you.

[ziggybender]

With the watermelons I grow I could make 3 different color watermelon juices, red, orange, and bright yellow.

[rogertemple]

Watermelon Agua Fresca looks really cold and refreshing
thanks for exciting drink.🧋🥛☕

[louisng]

Damn it Rick. I went to the grocery store already 2 days ago.

Now I have to go back for watermelons. And limes.
Maybe a pineapple too.

[tom_something]

5:02 - Using the mixing spoon to waterfall some of the beverage into the other spoon so he's not double dipping. Smort.

[glacier]

I would LOVE to see how to make the limonada you serve at Xoco

[wolverinegnr]

Might be better to use a cold press juicer if not drinking it all the same day. I find the blender oxidizes the juice quicker.

[toolrammsteindeftones]

Look at the color of that watermelon. Where can I get that? Half the time here in Phoenix not as bright red as this.

[andyvega]

Lol, I did this all summer long. Skipped the sugar and strained it. Then took what was left n froze it.

[alexzais]

Who else wanted Rick to pull out a bottle of tequila and add it to the Agua Fresca? 😏

[GGGB]

Seedless? IDK. I'd rather do the work to take out the seeds than eat GMO food. IMO. Great Video