Purple Basil Lemonade
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup lemon juice, fresh
- 1⁄2 cup purple basil, leaves, loosely packed (about 1/4 oz.)
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 4 cups ice
- 4 sprigs purple basil
directions
- Combine water and juice in a large bowl.
- Place 1/2 cup basil and sugar in a mortar; pound with pestle until a paste forms.
- Add sugar mixture into juice mixture; stir until sugar dissolves.
- Strain mixture through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids.
- Place 1 cup of ice in each of 4 glasses.
- Pour about 1 cup lemonade into each glass; garnish each serving with 1 basil sprig.
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Reviews
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Delicious! The purple basil makes it look almost like pink lemonade and the flavor is so refreshing. I added only about 1/2 the suggested sugar to grind the basil, and then finished off with some agave until perfectly tart. Great drink for the summer and I bet it'd be even better with a splash of rum :)
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