If life gives you lemons: how to make homemade lemonade

If life gives you lemons: how to make homemade lemonade

They will help to cool down in the heat no worse than store-bought sodas and with greater benefit for the body.

Spring is in full swing, and summer is getting closer and closer. Very soon the real heat will come, and the best way to cool down is to drink cool homemade lemonade. Of course, it’s easier to just buy a refreshing drink at the nearest store or just drink water. But lemonade made at home will not only be tastier, but also healthier than store-bought sodas.

Sorrel lemonade

Budete potřebovat:

• sorrel – 200-300 g;
• sugar – 150 g;
• water – 500 ml;
• lemon – 1 pc;
• mineral water with gas – 1 liter.

Wash the sorrel, tear off the stems, leaving only the leaves. Grind in a blender or a combine to the state of porridge. Pour sugar with hot water, stir to make a syrup. Pour it chopped sorrel, squeeze there the juice of a lemon, stir and strain through a sieve. In the resulting mass add mineral water and once again mix thoroughly. Then cool, add ice and you can enjoy!

Homemade tarragon

Budete potřebovat:

• tarragon;
• lemon – 2 pcs;
• sugar – 250 g;
• carbonated water.

Clean the lemon from the peel, cut into pieces. Beat tarragon and lemon in a blender, add a little sparkling water. Strain the mixture through a sieve, add sugar and whisk again – you will get a syrup. It is too sweet and rich, so you need to dilute with water. Add ice to a glass, pour half of the syrup and half of the sparkling water. Done!

Refreshing lemonade

Budete potřebovat:

• purified water – 1.3 liters;
• lemon – 1 pc;
• orange – 1 pc;
• sugar – 130 g.

Remove the zest from the fruit and put it in a lemonade maker (or a large jug). Cut the orange and lemon in half, strain the juice and add it to the zest. Pour in the sugar and water. Mix thoroughly, strain and put in the refrigerator.

In glasses you can put ice, and then pour the lemonade itself. If desired, add mint or non-alcoholic mojito syrup.

Watermelon lemonade

Budete potřebovat:

• freshly squeezed lemon juice – 1/2 cup;
• watermelon juice – 2 cups;
• water – 2 cups;
• sugar – to taste;
• mint – for decoration.

In a separate container, mix water, lemon juice and sugar until dissolved. Cool. Blend the peeled watermelon pulp with a blender. Mix lemon and watermelon juices. Serve over ice, garnish with mint petals.

Lemonade with basil

Budete potřebovat:

• basil – 1 bunch;
• sugar – 1/2 cup;
• plain water – 2 cups;
• sparkling water – about 1 liter;
• lemon – 1 pc.

Pour sugar into ordinary water and bring to a boil. Chop basil not too finely and put it in the boiling syrup. Cover with a lid and, turning off the heat, leave it to cool completely. This will take about 4-5 hours. Then strain the syrup into a pitcher, squeeze the juice of one lemon into the same pitcher and pour in cooled sparkling water (you can use non-carbonated water if you wish).