Sunday, July 27, 2014

Strawberry Mint Lemonide

Strawberry Mint Lemonide

Ingredients:







 strawberries-1 cup
 water-2 cups
 sugar-1 cup
 freshly squeezed lemon juice-2 cups
 fresh mint-large bunch
 1/2 lemon sliced thin

Method of Preparation:

1)In a blender, blend strawberries with 1 cup of water until smooth, set aside.


2)In a small sauce pan combine sugar and remaining 1 cup of water.
3)Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is disolved and mixture turns to a syrup, set aside to cool.
4)In a pitcher combine strawberry puree, lemon juice and cooled sugar syrup.
5)Add enough sparkling or stilled water as needed to achieve desired constancy and taste. (the more water the less tart a taste)
6)Add fresh mint and lemon slices to the pitcher and using a wooden spoon, stir to combine.
7)Serve chilled in glasses filled with ice and fresh mint.



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