Lychee Dragon Fruit Splash
A light, floral, jewel-pink drink where sweet lychee meets the mellow freshness of dragon fruit — refreshing tropical recipe at its finest.
⏱️ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 0 min👥 Serves 4📊 Easy
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🥘 Ingredients
- •1½ cups fresh dragon fruit (pink or white flesh), diced
- •1¼ cups peeled, pitted lychees (fresh or canned in juice, drained)
- •¾ cup cold coconut water (or filtered water)
- •Juice of 1 small lime (about 2 tbsp)
- •1–2 tbsp honey or agave syrup (to taste)
- •1 cup ice cubes
- •Pinch of sea salt (optional, enhances sweetness)
- •Optional: 4–5 fresh mint leaves (extra refreshing)
- •Optional: ½ tsp rose water (luxury floral note)
- •Optional: sparkling water (to top, for a fizzy version)
- •Optional: white rum or vodka (30–45 ml per glass, cocktail version)
📝 Instructions
- 1Prepare the fruit: Peel and cube the dragon fruit. Peel lychees and remove pits completely.
- 2Blend: Add dragon fruit, lychees, coconut water, lime juice, sweetener, salt, and ice to a blender.
- 3Blend until smooth: Blend on high for 45–60 seconds until vibrant pink and silky.
- 4Taste & adjust: Adjust sweetness or acidity if needed. Add a splash more coconut water if too thick.
- 5Strain (optional): For an ultra-smooth juice, strain through a fine mesh sieve. For texture, serve as-is.
- 6Serve: Pour into chilled glasses over ice. Garnish with mint, a lychee, or dragon fruit slice.
- 7Mocktail variation: Top with sparkling water and extra lime zest.
- 8Cocktail variation: Add rum or vodka and stir gently.
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