Lemonade with Strawberries

Perfect Lemonade with Strawberries

Serves 6 to 8:


2/3 c. sugar
5 cups cold filtered
Zest from 2 lemons
1 c. fresh lemon juice (5-7 lemons)
1 pint strawberries (fresh or frozen), chopped in half and with hulls removed
2 dozen ice cubes

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, 1 c. water, and lemon zest. Simmer gently over moderate heat for 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.

2. Strain the syrup into a 2-quart serving pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and remaining 4 c. water.

3. In blender, puree strawberries.

4. Pour strawberry puree into the pitcher, stir in the ice, and serve.


These are from 100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know by Cindi Leive and the Editors of Glamour Magazine

Leive, C. (Ed.). (2010). 100 recipes every woman should know. New York, NY: Hyperion.