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Chill-Out Honeydew Cucumber Slushy

ChillOut Honeydew Cucumber Slushy recipe
Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Molly Baz, prop styling by Emily Eisen

High in B vitamins, cucumbers both cool and calm you. This recipe is part of the Healthyish slushy trifecta. Check out the other two here and here.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 servings

Ingredients

4 cups honeydew (from about 1 small), rind removed, flesh cut into 1" pieces, frozen
2½ cups coconut water
⅓ cup mint leaves
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
½ tsp. kosher salt
6 oz. English hothouse cucumber (about ½ cucumber), peeled, cut into 1" pieces, plus more sliced for garnish

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Blend honeydew, coconut water, mint, lime juice, salt, 6 oz. cucumber, and 2 cups ice in a blender until smooth. Divide among glasses, then garnish with cucumber slices.

    Step 2

    Do Ahead: Slushy can be made 1 hour ahead. Store in blender jar in freezer, then reblend on high speed to reincorporate.

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