Turkish lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Mint Leaves
- 2 tablespoon Ginger
- 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
- 6 cup Boiling Water
- 4 cup Cold Water
Steps
- Combine lemon juice, mint and ginger in a large bowl
- Pour 4 cups of boiling water over mixture and stir well. Let steep for 30 minutes. Meanwhile...
- Pour the other two cups of water over sugar in another bowl to form a syrup. Mix well to assure that the sugar dissolves completely.
- Cool syrup to room temperature, approximately 30 minutes.
- Strain the mint-lemon-ginger mixture in a fine mesh sieve.
- Add the sugar syrup to the strained liquid and add 3-4 cups of water depending on how strong/tart you want the lemonade to taste.
- Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
- Add ice cubes to a pitcher and pour lemonade on top.
- Serve, preferably with a sprig of mint in each glass.
