I was flipping through Parade magazine a few Sundays ago and ran across Dorie Greenspan’s column called 1-2-3 Eats. She shared this recipe for strawberry lemonade that sounds SOOOO good. Since it’s the perfect time of year for this kind of cool drink, I thought I’d pass it along to you as well. Hope you enjoy it!
Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
- About 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- Strips of zest from 2 lemons
- 1 pint strawberries, hulled
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (from 6 to 9 lemons)- Ice cubes, for serving
- 10 whole strawberries, for decoration
How to make it:
Step 1: Put 1 1/2 cups of the water and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar in a saucepan with the strips of zest. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let syrup steep 10 minutes.
Step 2: Puree the hulled berries and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a blender or food processor. Strain into a large pitcher and stir in the syrup (without the zest), lemon juice, and water to taste (up to 2 more cups). Chill well.
Step 3: Stir before serving. Pour over lots of ice and finish with a berry on the rim.
(Serves 10. Per serving: 150 calories, 41g carbs; no protein, fat or cholesterol.)
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