Description
A pepinada is a slushy drink made with blended cucumber, lime juice, sweetened with sugar and a sour chamoy kick with a bit of spice. It’s a very popular street food treat in Mexico. Perfect to refresh yourself during the hot summer months.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cucumbers
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cup water
- crushed ice
- chamoy
- Tajin
- Tamarind Candy Straw
Instructions
- Peel 4 cucumbers, scrape out the seeds, chop into large pieces and add to a blender. Add lime juice, sugar and water to blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Slice remaining cucumber in half. Chop one half into small pieces. Slice the remaining half into spears. Set aside.
- In a shallow bowl, add ¼ cup chamoy sauce. Add 2 tablespoons Tajin to a separate shallow bowl. Dip the rim of serving cup in chamoy sauce then dip in tajin to decorate.
- Add ½ cup crushed ice to a serving cup, follow with a tablespoon chamoy sauce, 2 tablespoons chopped cucumber and blended cucumber mixture. Repeat layers as needed. Top with a sprinkle of Tajin. Decorate with a cucumber spear and a tamarind candy straw. Enjoy.