Mint lemonade
Description
I guess there isn’t a better drink that hits the spot on a hot day better than this mint lemonade. This is by far, my favorite summer drink and the mint leaves are the addition that makes the drink more refreshing.
Ingredients
- 1 kg/ 2lbs 4oz. fresh lemons
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sugar syrup room temperature
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 3 cups of water
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry the lemons.
- Divide each lemon into quarters and place in a large bowl.
- Add the sugar and water to the lemon pieces and marinate for 1 hour.
- In the meantime, place the mint leaves in a bowl and pour the sugar syrup. Using an immersion blender pulse a few times until the mixture is smooth. Set aside.
- Press the lemon quarters finely with your hands, pushing juices out, the more the better.
- Discard the lemon peels.
- Add the minted sugar syrup, you created, to the lemon juice, stir well.
- Place a strainer on top of your jug, pour the lemonade through the strainer. Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.Serve with ice and sliced lemons! Enjoy!
Notes
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