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Fresh Lemonade

by Sofia Recipes › Drink

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48 minutes 6 Steps

  1. Gather the ingredients

    • 200g sugar
    • 250ml water, for the syrup
    • Zest of 2 lemons, peeled in strips
    • 250ml lemon juice (6–8 lemons)
    • 1 litre cold water
    • Ice and mint, to serve

  2. Make the syrup

    3 minutes

    Simmer the sugar, water and zest until the sugar dissolves.

  3. Steep the zest

    15 minutes

    Leave off the heat so the zest's oils flavour the syrup, then strain and cool.

  4. Juice the lemons

    Roll the lemons firmly on the worktop first to get more juice out of them.

  5. Mix and chill

    30 minutes

    Stir together the syrup, lemon juice and cold water. Taste, adjust, and chill.

  6. Serve

    Pour over ice with a sprig of mint.