Homemade Lemonade

Fresh minty lemonade, made extra fragrant with lemon zest.

Ingredients

  • 4 lemons
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1½ l water
  • 1 handful fresh mint

Method

  1. Finely grate the lemon zest and rub it into the sugar; let it sit for 10 minutes.
  2. Squeeze the lemons.
  3. Add 1 cup of warm water to the zesty sugar, stir until dissolved and strain.
  4. Add the lemon juice and the rest of the cold water; serve cold with mint leaves.