Mint-Lemonade August 9, 2010 • Course: Beverages • Category: Others

There is a café in the chic ABC mall in Beirut called Casper and Gambini; this is where I tried this mint-lemonade for the first time on a hot sweltering day. It came in semi-frozen form like a margarita and the combined taste of fresh mint and fresh lemons was so cool and tangy and refreshing! I had to get their recipe. Well, that did not happen so I came up with my own.

Here it is: this morning I drank the entire batch.

INGREDIENTS:

6 ounces of lemon juice

sugar syrup: 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water

6 sprigs of mint

ice cubes, as needed

powdered sugar as needed

METHOD:

First make the syrup by placing granulated sugar and water in a pan and heating the mixture till it dissolves. Juice enough lemons to get about 6 ounces. Wash one or two bunches of mint and cut off the leaves from the stalks. Place syrup, lemon juice, ice cubes (several, I used about 8), mint in a blender Run the machine until the mixture is smooth and looks like a frozen slush; taste for sweetness adding one tablespoon or more of powdered sugar if needed. Serve





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