mint Lemonade
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WHAT YOU NEED:
9-10 lemons 7 cups water Simple syrup or honey leaves from 1 sprig of mint |
METHOD:
Roll the lemons around on a counter to soften. Cut in half lengthwise. Make lemon juice using a juicer or squeezing by hand until you have 2 cups of juice. Do not filter out the pulp.
Pour water into a pitcher, then add lemon juice. Add simple syrup or honey to taste. Add mint and stir to crush the mint leaves. Adjust the amount of lemon juice, water, sugar, or honey as needed. Garnish with mint or lemon. It's also pretty with sweet pea flowers as garnish.
To keep for longer than one day, remove mint leaves to prevent lemonade from getting bitter.
Roll the lemons around on a counter to soften. Cut in half lengthwise. Make lemon juice using a juicer or squeezing by hand until you have 2 cups of juice. Do not filter out the pulp.
Pour water into a pitcher, then add lemon juice. Add simple syrup or honey to taste. Add mint and stir to crush the mint leaves. Adjust the amount of lemon juice, water, sugar, or honey as needed. Garnish with mint or lemon. It's also pretty with sweet pea flowers as garnish.
To keep for longer than one day, remove mint leaves to prevent lemonade from getting bitter.
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LAVENDER LEMONADE:
¼ cup freshly picked and rinsed lavender* flowers or 1 Tbsp of dried lavender flowers 1/4 cup sugar 9-10 lemons 7 cups water Simple syrup or honey Place lavender in a bowl. Pour sugar over it. Gently press the lavender into the sugar using a pestle. Boil 2 cups water. Pour it over the lavender sugar. Let it sit for at least 5 minutes. Strain and pour the lavender water into a pitcher. Add the remaining water. Roll the lemons around on a counter to soften. Cut in half lengthwise. Make lemon juice using a juicer or squeezing by hand until you have 2 cups of juice. Do not filter out the pulp; add to the pitcher. Adjust taste by adding more lemon juice, water, sugar, or honey. *Use culinary lavender like English or Provence. If you are picking fresh lavender, make sure it has not been sprayed with pesticides. |