This is a refreshing and hydrating recipe with sweet, juicy chunks of honeydew melon, ice cold slices of cucumber and fresh mint. This water kefir soda recipe is a summer’s delight.

Honeydew Cucumber Recipe

MAKES: about 4 cups

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups of first ferment

1/4 cup finely chopped honeydew melon

1/4 cup finely chopped cucumber

5 leaves of mint

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Make the first ferment and leave the jar in a warm place for 24-48 hours.

• Strain the grains and add the ingredients to the swivel top bottle with the first ferment water kefir.

• Seal up the bottle and leave it in a warm place for 24 hours for the second ferment.

• Open slowly, strain and enjoy!

NEED TO KNOW:

This Honeydew Cucumber soda will give your immune system a boost of over 30 billion LIVE probiotics, magnesium, vitamin C, folate, vitamin K, electrolytes, enzymes and antioxidants. Be sure to eat the honeydew and cucumber after the second ferment. It is just waiting to give your gut and immunity an extra boost.

Refrigerate immediately. It can last there for up to 4 weeks before it turns to vinegar.