Ginger-Berry Lemonade
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- 3cups sugar
- 1¼cups coarsely chopped fresh ginger
- 1cup sliced fresh strawberries or raspberries, or a combination
- 4cups fresh lemon juice (from about 32 lemons)
- Lemon slices for garnish
Preparation
- Step 1
In a large saucepan over high heat, combine sugar and ginger with 8 cups water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Boil for 15 minutes.
- Step 2
Transfer from heat, and let cool for 15 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, discarding solids, and refrigerate until well chilled.
- Step 3
Set aside about a third of the berries for garnish. In a blender or food processor, process remaining berries until smooth. Strain puree through a mesh sieve, pressing berries with back of a wooden spoon to extract as much juice as possible. Discard solids.
- Step 4
In a pitcher, combine ginger syrup, strained berries and lemon juice. Serve over ice, garnished with reserved berries and lemon slices.
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Comments
I HIGHLY recommend this recipe! It’s delicious and has a nice kick to it that is perfect for a summer drink.
Absolutely delicious combo! I added the syrup slowly and found that in a half batch I still had about a cup left when it was sweet enough for me. The ginger syrup is great in other drinks though!
This was very tasty, but a little bit too sweet. It was a lot of work squeezing all the lemons but added a lovely tart flavor. Next time I would definitely add way less sugar, it didn’t need quite so much.
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