3 Refreshing Lemonade Recipes

Lemonade:

Ingredients

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
¾ cup white sugar
¾ cup water
3 cups water

Instructions

1.Begin by juicing the lemons. 6 lemons yields about 1 cup of juice.

2.In a small saucepan, heat water and sugar until sugar has dissolved completely. Allow mixture to cool.

3.Mix lemon juice, simple syrup (sugar mixture) and water in a pitcher.

4.Garnish with lemon slices and mint.


Strawberry Rosemary Lemonade:

Ingredients

1 cup lemon juice
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup water
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
1 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
3 cups water


Instructions:

1.Begin by juicing the lemons. 6 lemons yields about 1 cup of juice.

2.Using a mortar and pestle or back of a spoon, bruise rosemary sprigs so they release their aroma

3.In a small saucepan, heat water, sugar, AND fresh rosemary sprigs until sugar have dissolved completely.

4.Allow mixture to cool.

5.In a blender, puree strawberries and rosemary-infused simple syrup.

6.Mix lemon juice, strawberry puree and water in a pitcher.

7.Garnish with lemon slices and more rosemary.

Sparkling Blueberry Basil Lemonade:

Ingredients:

¾ cup sugar
¾ cup water
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup blueberries (save a handful for garnish)
1 bunch of basil
3 cups sparkling water


Instructions:

1.Begin by juicing the lemons. 6 lemons yields about 1 cup of juice.

2.In a small saucepan, heat water and sugar until the sugar has dissolved completely.

3.Allow mixture to cool.

4.In a blender, puree blueberry, basil and simple syrup.

5.Run mixture through a sieve to remove blueberry skins.

6.Mix lemon juice, blueberry puree and water in a pitcher.

7.Garnish with lemon slices, blueberries, and a few basil leaves.