Lemonade - Limonata

Lemonade - Limonata

Lemonade, simplest of beverages, yet, still the favorite on a hot summer day for people of all ages all around the world. I will share my sister Nuvit's recipe; pure, simple and perfect... Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 6 lemons - you'll use the zest and the juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 cups chilled water

For Garnish (optional):

• A few slices of lemon
• Sprigs of fresh mint

Directions:

Using a fine grater or a lemon zester, remove the outer skin of the lemon, place the zest in a bowl. Add sugar to it and mix it well by rubbing the zest against the sugar to get the lemon scent and oils onto the sugar. You can use a pestle for this, but if you don't have one, simply mix the two together with a spoon, place the mixture in a large bowl and set aside for 15 minutes to let the flavors mix.

Squeeze the juice of 6 lemons. Add the lemon juice and the water to the large bowl.

Strain it into a pitcher through a cheese cloth lined mesh strainer. Chill before serving.
Garnish (optional) with slices of lemon or sprigs of mint.

Start with 6 lemons

Lemon zest

Lemonade - Limonata

Afiyet Olsun! Bon Appetit!