Looking for new lemonade ideas? Try this easy strawberry lemonade with basil leaves: delicious and refreshing, it's the perfect drink to quench your thirst!
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE LEMONADE
- Strawberries 225 g, hulled and chopped
- Sugar 240 g, caster
- Water 1,5 l water
- Lemon juice 400 ml, freshly squeezed
TO SERVE
- Ice 120 g, crushed
- Blackberries 120 g
- Strawberries 75 g, with stems
- Basil 1 small bunch, leaves separated basil flowers, optional
Preparation time: 24 m
Recipe category: Drink
Recipe yield: 8
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
FOR THE STRAWBERRY LEMONADE
- To prepare the strawberry basil lemonade first combine the strawberries with 3 tbsp sugar and 250 ml water in a food processor or blender.
- Blend on high for 30 seconds. Pass the juice through a fine sieve into a large jug.
- Add the remaining sugar and lemon juice, and stir well until the sugar has dissolved.
- Stir in the water, cover, and chill for 4 hours.
TO SERVE
- After chilling, fill the glasses with crushed ice, blackberries, strawberries, basil leaves, and basil flowers if using.
- Top up with the strawberry lemonade before serving.
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