Prickly Pear Limeade

We occasionally get fruit from a co-op in town. The last time we picked up our produce, there were a bunch of limes and a bunch of prickly pears. The Hermit Crabs love eating the Prickly Pears, but they can't possibly eat through 12 of them on their own. We ate some, but ultimately, there are too many seeds inside to make eating them pleasurable. Therefore, the recipe for Prickly Pear Limeade was invented.

Ingredients:

10-12 limes (to make about 3/4-1cup juice)

3 prickly pears (to make about 1/2 cup juice)

1/4-1/2 cup raw agave nectar 

3 cups water

Directions:

Juice limes and prickly pears. 

To juice prickly pears, cut ends off of the fruit, gently slice through the skin and peel off. Press fruit through mesh sieve. 

Combine agave with 1/2 cup of warm to hot water (to make agave easier to combine).

Combine all ingredients well and serve over ice.

Note, when I made it today, I only had about 3/4 cup of lime juice and used 1/4 cup of agave. My drink is on the tart side.