Jul 17, 2012

Agua de Piña con Nopal (Pineapple and Cactus Drink)

The recipe for this thirst-quencher comes from Hugo Ortega's Street Food of Mexico (Bright Sky Press, 2012).

Agua de Pina con Nopal (Pineapple and Cactus Drink)

Credit: Todd Coleman

MAKES 4–6 DRINKS

INGREDIENTS

½ cup sugar
1 small nopal (cactus paddle; available at melissas.com) cleaned of spikes and roughly chopped
½ ripe pineapple, peeled, cored, and roughly chopped
½ large Granny Smith apple unpeeled, cored, and roughly chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine sugar, nopal, pineapple, and apple in a blender with 3 ¼ cups water, and purée until smooth, at least 2 minutes. Pour through a fine strainer into a pitcher, and chill in the refrigerator. Pour over ice in glasses to serve.