SERVES 4

Pomegranate Mint Water

Serves: Makes 1 quart/ 1 litre
Notes: I made up half of the water with coconut water so that I didn’t have to sweeten this drink with any additional ingredients. If you decide to go with all filtered water, I’d recommend a little drizzle of agave nectar or maple syrup to really bring out that nectar-like strawberry flavour 🙂

1 cup chopped strawberries

4 cups filtered water (or do a half-and-half mix of coconut water and filtered water)

2 tablespoons chia seeds

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon rosewater

Combine the strawberries and water in an upright blender. Blend on high until liquified. Run the strawberry water through a fine mesh sieve, pressing through with a spatula. Discard solids.

In a pitcher combine the strawberry water and the chia seeds. Whisk to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, allowing the chia seeds to gel in the chia fresca.

Once ready to drink, give the chia fresca a light whisk. Then, stir in the lemon juice and rosewater. Serve with additional wedges of lemon and ice if you like.