Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Over Labor Day weekend, I went to a lovely little picnic with some great friends. It was a beautiful end of summer day and I wanted to bring something refreshing to drink. I bought a bunch of lemons and whipped up some freshly squeezed lemonade.

I was a bit naive about how much lemonade I’d get from my big stack of lemons. After squeezing 10 lemons, my pitcher was still only about 2/3 full. But this lemonade was definitely worth the effort. It just tastes like summertime dancing around in your mouth.

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Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients:

For the simple syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar

For the Lemonade
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 5 lemons)
1 1/2 cups water

Directions:

First, prepare the simple syrup by heating the sugar and water over medium heat just until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Pour lemon juice into a small pitcher and add 1 1/2 cups water.

Pour the simple syrup into the pitcher and stir.

Taste for sweeteness/tartness and add additional sugar or water, if desired.

Add ice to individual glasses and serve.

Recipe adapted from Confections of a Foodie Bride

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6 Responses to “Spinach and Strawberry Salad”

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Lauren — June 1, 2010 at 12:02 pm

Gorgeous spring/summer salad!
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hannah! — June 1, 2010 at 4:49 pm

absolutely refreshing!
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Cupcake Activist — June 1, 2010 at 5:27 pm

Yum, I love sweet salads!
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chayacomfycook — June 3, 2010 at 12:05 am

That is a gorgeous salad. Have you thought about adding some mango to it?

I have a recipe similar with mangos and strawberries and it is delicious. I have made it with strawberries alone and it was just as good, though.
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Jen — June 3, 2010 at 1:46 pm

I have not thought to add mango to this salad. Sounds intriguing.
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The Lemonade Connection — June 4, 2010 at 5:42 pm

It’s perfect! And we’re sharing your lovely work on the FB page, Twitter and our website today! Thank you for sharing such a great recipe. I absolutely love it!
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