One of the most refreshing drinks is this cucumber water recipe infused with fresh orange slices, mint and lime! It can help increase hydration, absorption of immunity boosting vitamin C, and to achieve healthy skin complexion! Orange cucumber lime water is easy to make and sip all day!
Glasses of water with cucumber slices mixed with lime water is a great way to get proper hydration, and is one of our favorite detox water drinks, for kids too! Cucumber-infused water is one of the best infused water recipes to enjoy as a simple detox drink.
Quick Look
- 🕒 Prep Time: A few minutes of slicing
- 🌡️ Chill Time: 1 to 3 hours to soak in the flavors
- ⏳ Total Time: Up to 3 hours, per the recipe card
- 🍽️ Serving: 8
- ⚡ Calories: 17kcal per serving, per the recipe card
- 🥣 Ingredients: filtered water, English cucumber, navel orange, lime, large mint leaves and ice
- 🌶️ Flavor Profile: Cool cucumber with citrus and mint
- ✋ Difficulty: Easy, one pitcher
Quick Answer
In a large pitcher add 6 cups filtered water, 1 English cucumber cut into ribbons or slices, 1 sliced navel orange, 1 sliced lime and 8 large mint leaves. Let it set for 1 to 3 hours. The longer it sets, the more flavorful it is. Right before serving, fill the remaining room of the pitcher with ice and serve chilled.
Jump to:
- Quick Look
- Quick Answer
- Why Cucumber Water Tastes So Good
- Why You'll Love This Cucumber Water
- Ingredients
- Best Cucumbers For Infused Water
- How to Make Cucumber Water (Spa Water)
- Expert Tips
- Health Benefits of Cucumber Water
- Cucumber Water FAQs
- More Infused Water Recipes
- Cucumber Water with Orange, Mint and Lime
The taste of plain water can be boring so for extra flavor, add cucumber! Cucumber in a drink (cocktails included) is simply divine and makes water, club soda, and beverages taste fabulous! Not to mention cucumbers are low calorie and make a gorgeous cucumber appetizer with feta cheese.
Why Cucumber Water Tastes So Good
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- Time does the work. The longer the water recipe sets, the more delicious it will taste.
- Ribbons look pretty. Dice the cucumber in angles or peel it into ribbons with a vegetable peeler.
- Add ice last. Top the pitcher with ice cubes right before serving.
- Eat the produce too. Peeled ribbons are our beloved way to eat cucumbers at the end of polishing off a fresh glass.
Why You'll Love This Cucumber Water
- Light and refreshing on a hot day, and easy to sip all day.
- Kid friendly. One of our favorite drinks for kids too!
- Spa water at home with only a few fresh ingredients.
- Lots of variations. Mint and orange slices are optional, and lemon works too.
- A great substitute for sugary sodas, fruit juice, sports drinks, and soft drinks.
Ingredients
- Fresh water.
- Organic English cucumber slices - or Persian cucumbers.
- Navel orange - cut into slices.
- Lime - cut into slices, or use lemons since lemon juice tastes great too!
- Mint leaves.
- Ice.
Mint and orange slices are optional ingredients, and can be omitted. See recipe card for quantities.
Best Cucumbers For Infused Water
The main ingredient (of course) is an organic cucumber and fresh filtered drinking water. But can you use other kinds of cucumber (Cucumis sativus plant)? Any type of cucumber works for infusing in water, but we like English or Persian cucumber best. Try using an English cucumber, Japanese cucumbers, regular cucumbers, lemon cucumbers, and/or Persian cucumbers.
If you are able to grow your own cucumbers (you can learn how to here) in your garden, kudos to you! We used to grow our own, and one day will again. They are fabulous fresh off the vine plus you can enjoy them organic without pesticides and sprays!
How to Make Cucumber Water (Spa Water)
1Prep the cucumber. Dice one whole cucumber or use a vegetable peeler to cut it into ribbons.
2Fill the pitcher. Fill a pitcher with 6 cups of water and add the entire prepared cucumber to the large pitcher of water.
3Add mint and citrus. Add a few sprigs of fresh mint leaves and citrus fruit such as orange slices, lemon slices, and lime slices. For this recipe I use 1 navel orange and 1 lime. If you want, you can also try this cucumber lemon water recipe.
4Let it set. Let the pitcher set for 1-3 hours to soak in the flavors. The longer the water recipe sets, the more delicious it will taste. Right before serving, top the rest of the pitcher with ice cubes and serve cold.
As always, be sure to check out the full recipe details in the recipe card below.
Expert Tips
- Other fruit. Add other fresh fruit such as watermelon, strawberries, blueberries and cantaloupe in place or along with the citrus fruit.
- The ratio. For cucumber water just use the ratio of 1 whole English cucumber to 6 cups of water.
- Make it your own. Swap out orange for lemon or watermelon slices.
- Sip all day. Enjoy this drink throughout the day for maximum hydration.
- Eat the produce when you finish this delicious drink.
Health Benefits of Cucumber Water
The benefits of drinking cucumber soaked in water are astounding. Let's first break it down with the ingredients.
- Cucumber - according to early research and this article, cucumber helps with bones, cardiovascular health, depression, reduce inflammation, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, promote glowing skin, and is full of antioxidants to help ward away and fight cancer.
- Oranges and limes are a wonderful source for preventing health concerns such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. They contain high amounts of fiber and vitamin C, calcium, potassium, folate and vitamin A.
- Mint is essential for aiding and supporting digestion and helps to also settle an upset belly.
Cucumbers and weight loss. When you eat a cucumber, it directly helps with regular hydration since it is made up of mostly water and fiber which helps to flush out and cleanse the human body system. This helps push toxins from the body and clean up the liver. Adding cucumbers to water activates digestion through hydration of the body and simply tastes much more flavorful than plain water, in my opinion. Drinking it can help with weight loss since it is a great substitute for sugary sodas, fruit juice, sports drinks, and soft drinks, plus it is much lower in calories.
More detoxing and water recipes: 4 Detox Water Recipes for Weight Loss and Body Cleanse, Lemon Water Drink & Benefits, Lemon Cucumber Mint Detox Water, 9 Detox Kitchen Hacks That Work, Fruit Infused Detox Water Recipes, Green Smoothie Recipe and an apple cider vinegar drink.
Cucumber Water FAQs
Let it set for 1 to 3 hours. The longer it sets, the more flavorful it is.
Any type of cucumber works, but we like English or Persian cucumber best.
Use 1 whole English cucumber to 6 cups of water.
Yes. Swap out the orange for lemon or watermelon slices.
No. Mint and orange slices are optional ingredients, and can be omitted.
Watermelon, strawberries, blueberries and cantaloupe in place of or along with the citrus.
More Infused Water Recipes
Try Detox Water Recipes, Fruit Infused Water or Lemon Cucumber Mint Water next. I hope you enjoy this cucumber water recipe! Follow along with me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for a feature and more recipe inspiration! And don't forget to leave a comment below!
Cucumber Water with Orange, Mint and Lime
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Ingredients
- 6 cups filtered water
- 1 English cucumber cut into ribbons or slices
- 1 navel orange cut into slices
- 1 lime cut into slices
- 8 mint leaves large
- ice
Instructions
- In a large pitcher add the water, cucumber, orange, lime and mint. Let set for 1-3 hours. The longer it sets the more flavorful it is.
- Right before serving fill the remaining room of the pitcher with ice and serve chilled.
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