Lemonade
Lemonade
Author: The Blue Jean Chef, Meredith Laurence
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 lemons (about 1 cup of juice) + 1 lemon for garnish
- 3 cups water, still or sparkling (about 750ml bottle)
Optional ingredients:
- 1 grapefruit
- 1 orange
- ½ cup fresh raspberries, crushed
- 3 sprigs of mint, slapped between your hands to bruise the leaves.
OR
- 16 ounces wheat beer
Instructions
- Make a simple syrup by combining 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar in a small saucepan. Bring this to a simmer to dissolve the sugar and then cool completely.
- Juice the lemons, removing all seeds and pulp. Add the 3 cups of water (still or sparkling) to the lemon juice and then add the simple syrup to taste, depending on how sweet you would like the lemonade. I like to start at ½ cup. (If you are mixing this with beer for a summer shandy, go a little sweeter and add ¾ cup.)
- Pour over ice and enjoy.
- As an option, you can also add the juice of one grapefruit, one orange, some raspberries, or a combination of them all. And almost any version of lemonade is delicious with some bruised mint leaves.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4½ cups
