Lemon, Orange & Minty Lemonade
Here’s a drink that’s sure to help you stay hydrated in hot weather, and may just become your fave year round. The combination of tart lemons, sweet tangy orange, and fragrant mint is irresistibly delicious. We’ve included two different ways to make it – choose one or the other.
Ingredients
- 4 cups warm water
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 4 Limoneira lemons zest & juice
- 3 Limoneira oranges zest & juice
- 8 sprigs fresh mint
- 2 cups ice cubes
Instructions
Blender Method
- Wash the lemons and oranges, and cut them into quarters. Remove the seeds.
- Place in the blender, along with the coconut sugar and water.
- Strip the leaves from the mint, and add them to the blender.
- Blend for 30 to 60 seconds, until the fruit is well broken up, but not yet pureed.
- Place a cheesecloth over a large bowl, and pour in the contents of the blender. Squeeze the liquid out from the chopped fruit and mint.
- Pour into a pitcher filled with ice and serve.
Cooked Syrup Method
- Strip the mint leaves from the stalks, and add to a saucepan with 1 cup of water and the sugar, along with the zest of two lemons and two oranges. (You can save the rest of the zest for another use.)
- Heat at a medium temperature, stirring until the sugar dissolves. The mint and citrus zest should be fragrant as well as it reaches a boil.
- Remove from the heat and set the saucepan aside to cool. Once it has reached room temperature, strain out the mint leaves and zest.
- Add the remaining 3 cups of water to a large pitcher with the ice.
- Pour in the lemon and orange juice, and stir gently.
- Continue to stir as you add the citrus and mint syrup from the saucepan.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
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