Making sassy water at home is a cinch and it might even be something the rest of your family gets excited about. This article provides two possible sassy water recipes, one following Cynthia Sass' original version and one focused on mandarins and other herbal ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 2 liters or 8 1/2 cups of fresh water (use good quality water, filtered if need be)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled and sliced thinly
- 1 medium lemon, sliced thinly
- 12 fresh mint leaves – try to obtain spearmint leaves but other mint leaves will work too; choose small ones
Refreshing "sassy" water:
- 2 liters or 8 1/2 cups of fresh water
- 1 medium mandarin or tangerine, sliced thinly
- 4 fresh pineapple sage leaves
- 8 fresh lemon verbena leaves
- 12 fresh mint leaves, small
Method 1:
- Wash the citrus fruit before slicing
- Pour the water into a pitcher or large jug
- Add the plant ingredients. Cover the pitcher and place in the refrigerator. Leave overnight to infuse the flavors
- Drink the water the next day. If you're drinking this as part of a diet, follow the diet instructions. Otherwise, just enjoy this refreshing drink throughout the day
Method 2 - Refreshing sassy water:
- Wash the citrus fruit before slicing
- Pour the water into a pitcher or large jug
- Add the plant ingredients. Tear the leaves just a little to help release their flavor. Cover the pitcher and place in the refrigerator. Leave overnight to infuse the flavors
- Drink the next day as require
Tips:
- Use herbal leaves that you know have not been sprayed (pick from your own garden or buy culinary or organic herbs).
- Try to find organic or unsprayed citrus fruit. If not, use a vegetable or fruit wash before slicing the fruit for the drink.
