I love mint lemonade and it’s so quick and easy! The best thing in summer.
Ingredients (for one big glass):
- a handful of fresh mint
- water
- roughly 10 ice cubes
- sugar
- 1 lemon
Boil the water and pour it over the fresh mint leaves. Leave it to stew for a few minutes, then either leave the tea to cool naturally or, if you are as impatient as I am, ice it by just pouring it over the cubes. Stir a bit to get the whole thing to cool equally. Juice your lemon and mix it with your tea. Finish it off by sweetening it as much as it suits you.
Ohhh, this sounds like a perfect drink to make with all of our extra mint! It sure does grow well, right? I enjoyed your earlier post on the topic and think I'll got with freezing the leaves whole (after I make lots of this Monty leamonade that is!).
ReplyDeleteI use that same technique for basil leaves and it works great for that as well. But basil here doesn't grow as well as mint, so I do it when I buy a bunch but only need a few leaves. Just rince the remaining leaves and pop them into a bag for the freezer! Waste not want not!
Loulou
I think I will just stick to freezing them whole from now on. It just seems to work best. If I really want dried tea, I can always get a box from the next supermarket. I don't thing my home drying will ever beat their experiences processiong.
DeleteEnjoy the lemonade!
That sounds just great! It reminds me of a really refreshing lime-ginger water i had in a restaurant a couple of days ago
ReplyDeleteUh, that's a good idea as well. I think I'd stick the ginger into the hot water and then add the lime once it has cooled. I might have to try that, I think we still have fresh ginger and lime in the fridge.
DeleteLooks delish!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteI bet this is yummy! We make lavender lemonade here...we buy culinary lavender, put a few tablespoons into a bottle of Simply Lemonade and leave it for a few hours. Strain it, and it's amazing.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds amazing too! Is there a difference between normal lavender and culinary lavender? I have never head of the latter.
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