Spicy Pineapple Agua Fresca Food

SPICY PINEAPPLE AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Bring water, peppers and mint to boil in saucepan; cook 1 min. Remove from heat. Let stand 10 min. Pour through fine-mesh strainer into bowl. Discard strained solids. Refrigerate flavored water 1 hour or until completely cooled.
• Add flavored water to drink mix in 1-gal. glass or plastic pitcher; stir until dissolved.
• Process pineapple in food processor until smooth. Add to flavored lemonade; mix well. Stir in seltzer.

PINEAPPLE AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Place pineapple, lime juice, mint, and sugar in blender. Blend on HIGH until mixture is frothy, about 30sec. to 1min.
• Pour into a tall pitcher. Add club soda and stir once or twice to mix. Immediately pour into sugar-dipped, ice-filled glasses. Garnish each serving with a mint sprig.

SPICY PINEAPPLE AND CUCUMBER AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• 1. Purée cucumber and chile in blender until smooth. Pour mixture through fine strainer, pressing down on solids to extract all liquid. (You should have about 1 cup cucumber juice.) 2. Pour cucumber juice into large pitcher, and stir in pineapple juice, agave nectar, lime juice, and cayenne pepper. 3. To serve: Pour 2 oz. vodka over ice or frozen pineapple cubes, if using, in tall glass. Top with 1 cup pineapple mixture.