...is lemonade.
Seriously.
When the weather gets toasty (or above 60 degrees with the case of Seattle), I crave this citrus-y delight. It's so refreshing, and always quenches my thirst. At the amazingly beautiful 4th of July party I attended, they were serving an amazing mint lemonade, and I've been slightly addicted ever since. I found this recipe at marthastewart.com and have been meaning to try it out. Perhaps I will today. But I wanted to share it just in case you wanted to try it out too.
Mint Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
4 1/2 cups water
3 1/3 cups fresh lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
1/4 cup julienned mint, plus leaves for garnish (this is Martha Stewart after all)
Directions
1. Combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Let stand until completely cool.
2. In a 2 1/2-quart pitcher, stir remaining 4 cups water, the syrup, lemon juice and mint. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
I guess you could use lemonade from concentrate and add the mint. In any case, it was delicious!
Do you have any favorite lemonade flavors or recipes?
3 comments:
Mmmm! I love lemonade too. My mom found a recipe for the Brazilian lemonade they use at Tucanos, you blend sugar and water in a blender until sugar is dissolved, add whole limes that have been quartered, pulse about 5 times. Strain the mixture into a pitcher and add a bit of sweetened condensed milk. Soooo Delish!
Jenna, that sounds amazing! How are things in Rochester? Are you managing to stay cool?
Um yum!
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