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Pepinadas (cucumber-lime raspado)

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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • 6 whole cucumbers
Remove the ends of the cucumbers, peel, halve, remove the seeds, cut into smaller pieces and put in the blender cup.
  • ½ cup lime juice
Squeeze limes until there is half a cup of juice.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2½ cup water
Add the lime juice, 1 cup sugar and 2 1/2 cups water to the blender and blend about 3 minutes.
Transfer the cucumber mixture to a pitcher.
Crushing the ice
  • ice cubes
Fill the blender with ice cubes and crush on the ice-crush setting; transfer to a bucket and repeat.
  • chamoy
  • Tajín
Dip the cup rim in chamoy then Tajin, and coat the walls of the cup with chamoy.
Building the pepinadas
  • chopped cucumbers
Layer chopped cucumber, the cucumber mixture (stirred before pouring) and ice, and repeat to the top.
  • tamarindo straw
Garnish with cucumber, pour on more mixture, top with fresh cucumber, a little Tajin and a tamarindo straw.