Sweet and refreshing after a warm summer's day with a twist.
When you think of summer your mind takes to lemon trees in the hot Italian countryside. Lemonade is not difficult or time-consuming to make but it is the most satisfying especially when you are in the sun letting the day pass by you. Lemons are such a versatile fruit they have a multitude of benefits, both health and environmental.
Over the years people have added new herbs and species to their lemonade. I prefer the classic lemonade but adding rosemary has completely changed my opinion. Tasting it feels like traveling to a sunny veranda on the Italian coast.
Rosemary Lemonade
Ingredients
1 cup of granulated sugar
4 cups of water ( includes 1 cup for the sugar syrup)
5-7 lemons
few sprigs of rosemary ( take the leaves off tig)
juicer
small pot
jug
Directions
Begin by making rosemary sugar syrup, add 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water to the pot. put on medium to low heat and let the sugar dissolve. once the sugar has dissolved add your rosemary. Stir the pot making sure the sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
Cut your lemons in half and juice. once you have juiced all your lemons set them aside.
Add the lemon juice to your rosemary sugar and stir.
In your jug add ice and pour your lemon-rosemary mixture in then add 3 cups of water and stir together.
To serve add ice to a glass lemon wedge and a sprig of rosemary. Enjoy!
There are many ways to adapt this recipe, adding lavender instead of rosemary can be a delicious alternative. Homemade Lemon is best when it is made fresh so I would advise consuming it within 24 hours. I also advise that you drink this on a warm summer's day; outside with your friends and family. In the directions, it did say to set your used lemons aside well check out my Zero Waste options for used lemons.
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