Refreshing Cucumber Limeade with Mint

This refreshing cucumber limeade is made with cucumber juice, fresh lime juice, mint, and lemon balm for the ultimate cooling summer drink. It’s naturally vegan, easy to make, and perfect for hot summer days!

A Super Refreshing Cucumber Limeade with Mint for Hot Summer Days

This refreshing cucumber limeade is the perfect homemade summer drink. Fresh cucumber juice, lime juice, cooling mint, and fragrant lemon balm come together to create a naturally hydrating summer mocktail that’s light, crisp, and incredibly refreshing. Unlike traditional limeade, this cucumber version adds naturally cooling cucumber that makes it perfect for summer gatherings, backyard barbecues, or simply cooling off in the afternoon.

My Scandinavian roots run deep so I don’t particularly feel like I’m thriving on hot summer days. This homemade limeade really comes in clutch! I frequently make a double batch of this for the week and it’s a great way to use up a bunch of cucumbers coming in from the garden! If you have lemon balm growing in your garden, this recipe is one of the best ways to use it. If not, don’t worry—extra mint works beautifully too!

Key Cucumber Mint Limeade Ingredients

What makes this limeade special is that I use fresh cucumber juice instead of water to dilute the lime juice. If you don’t have a juicer, you can make cucumber juice with a blender! Simply blend chopped cucumbers with a little water until liquified, then pour through a sieve. If you end up with leftover cucumber juice, you can use it in my cucumber basil soda!

The mint and lemon balm each add gorgeous flavor here that works perfectly with the cucumber and lime. I used dried herbs in the recipe but you can also use fresh ones (see the recipe card below for amounts!). No worries if you don’t have lemon balm. You can double up on the mint!

Tips for Ensuring the Perfect Sip Every Time

While this recipe is simple to make, there are a few things that make it taste so much better in my opinion.

• Use freshly squeezed lime juice and freshly juiced cucumbers. Once you mix the limeade together, it will have the best flavor if enjoyed within 3-4 days.
• Steep the herbs for the full 15 minutes to extract the most flavor.
• Once you make the limeade, the cucumber juice will have a tendency to settle at the bottom of the bottle or container. Simply give it a good shake before pouring some into your glass.

More Refreshing Summer Drinks

If you want a refreshing summer drink that comes together in just 5 minutes, try my strawberry grapefruit mocktail with mint. For a drink that’s equally easy but nice and frosty, try my watermelon lime slush with basil. If you’ve got a bunch of blackberries or dewberries on your hands, try this dewberry shrub with lemon thyme. It has to steep for 2-3 days but you end up with enough for several drinks!

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