Strawberry Lemonade Mocktail with Basil
Make the most delicious strawberry lemonade with basil. It is loaded with fresh strawberries and lemon. And it’s delightful in hot weather. Refreshing, slightly sweet with fresh fruit. A summer mocktail without alcohol that is full of flavor.
Equipment
- sieve
- Jar
Ingredients
- 3 cups strawberries
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 4 lemons juice
- ½ oz. basil leaves only
- 4¼ cups sparkling water
Garnish
- ice cubes
- 2 oz. strawberries hulled and quartered
- 1 lemon in slices
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
- Wash and hull the strawberries. Halve them and put them in the blender together with the sugar.3 cups strawberries, 1¼ cups sugar
- Turn the blender on until you've got strawberry juice, about 4 minutes.
- Sieve the juice with a fine sieve.
- Add the lemon juice with the strawberry juice and put it in a juicer.
- Add the basil leaves.½ oz. basil
- Pour the sparkling water into the jar and put it into the refrigerator until use.
- Just for serving, add ice cubes, strawberries, and lemon slices.ice cubes, 1 lemon, 2 oz. strawberries
NOTES
1. - Strawberries
Use fresh strawberries if you can get them. Strawberries are best in late spring and summer. Otherwise, they may taste watery. This is a delicious lemonade with strawberries. But it is as tasty when made with blackberries, raspberries, and red currants (you name it).
2. - Lemons
Just like any other lemonade, you will use lemons. And use freshly squeezed juice
3. - Storage
- Refrigerator - store strawberry lemonade mocktail for up to three days in the fridge in a covered jar.
- Freezer - you can put it in the freezer and store it for up to three months, it will keep good, but the sparks will disappear. If you know you’re going to freeze the lemonade, make the strawberry and lemon juice and freeze those. Let it thaw in the refrigerator, and add sparkling water before serving. Besides keeping the sparkles, it also uses less space in your freezer.
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