【明報專訊】What's more irresistible than having a cold drink on a hot day? That's a cold drink with ice-encased fruit! Check out the super simple recipe of fruity ice cubes!

◆Ingredients and tools

．Ice cube tray

．Sparkling water

．Fruit

◆Quick tip

Wonder why the ice cubes look reddish? It's the natural food dye from the red-flesh dragon fruit! (photo.a)

(1) Cut the fruit into small pieces.

(2) Put the fruit into the ice cube tray. You can mix different types of fruit to create colourful cubes.

(3) Pour sparkling water into the fruit-filled tray and freeze. Distilled water will also do.

(4) Enjoy your drink with the refreshing fruit-infused cubes!

■Do you know?

Making fruity ice cubes is similar to drinking detox water, a popular drink believed to be effective for weight loss and better health. People usually mix cups of water with fruit and ice for the flavours they like. Cucumber, lemon, orange and mint are some of the common ingredients of detox water. (photo.b)

■Glossary

irresistible (adj) 不可抗拒的

encase (v) 包住

dye (n) 染料

infuse (v) 浸泡

[Smarties' Power English 第222期]