Basil Lemonade Food

BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a medium pot, stir together 1 cup water and 1 3/4 cups sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until the sugar is completely dissolved, it shouldn't take more than a minute or two. Turn off the heat.
• Meanwhile, in a heat-proof bowl, add the 1/4 cup packed basil. Use your hands to tear up the pieces. Use a wooden spoon to bruise the leaves against the bowl. Keep going until they are nice and dark. You want to get all that flavor.
• Pour the sugar syrup over the basil leaves. Put it in the fridge for about 2-3 hours or until completely chilled. The longer it sits the more basilicious it will be.
• Juice the lemons. Strain it through a colander to remove the seeds, but so that most of the pulp remains.
• Add the lemon juice, 7 cups of water, and ice to a pitcher. Strain the refrigerated syrup through the colander into the pitcher. Discard basil. Stir well.
• Serve with ice, fresh basil, and lemon wedges.

FROZEN BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• To make the simple syrup, place the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes, then cool.
• Pour the simple syrup in the pitcher of a blender with the ice, lemon juice and basil, and puree until smooth. Serve cold.

BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Stir water, lemonade, sugar, and lime juice together in a pitcher. Add 1/2 cup basil leaves, stir to combine, cover the pitcher, and refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight. Remove basil leaves and discard.

BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2 to 2 Qt glass bowl, combine basil leaves and sugar.
• With a wooden spoon, crush leaves with sugar until thoroughly bruised;
• add water and lemon juice,
• Stir until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes;
• Taste and add more sugar if desired.
• Pour through a strainer into ice-filled glasses.
• Garnish with sprigs of fresh basil.
• *Note:The type of basil you use will contribute to the'personality' of this drink.
• Dark purple basil tints the lemonade pink and has a milder flavor than green varieties.
• Lemon basil adds a lemon-drop essence.
• Cinnamon and Thai basils make this more spicy.

FROSTY BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• 1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
• 2. Select Variable 1.
• 3. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
• 4. Blend for 1 minute or until desired consistency is reached.

BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine one 12-ounce can thawed frozen pink lemonade concentrate, 1/2 cup water and 12 torn basil leaves in a medium skillet; cook over medium-high heat until syrupy, about 10 minutes. Stir in 8 more torn basil leaves; let cool, then strain. Add seltzer.
• For each drink, combine 2 to 4 tablespoons flavored syrup with 1 cup cold seltzer in an ice-filled glass.

BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 2 cups water, the basil leaves, and sugar; bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Decrease heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 30 minutes.
• Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a 1 ½ quart container.
• Add in the lemon juice, remaining 1½ cups water, and lime juice; stir until blended.
• Chill until very cold; serve over ice; garnish with basil sprig.

STRAWBERRY BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix vodka and puree in a mixing glass or martini shaker.
• Add ice, and shake for 15 seconds and pour into a glass.
• Fill with lemonade and stir.
• Add basil leaves and enjoy!

WATERMELON BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine in a stainless steel pot the water and sugar. Zest 4 of the lemons into the water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and strain the lemon zest out. Add to the ice to chill.
• While water is coming to a boil, squeeze the juice from all 8 lemons in a blender. Add in basil and watermelon. Puree until smooth.
• Once the lemon syrup is cold, combine with the basil-watermelon puree. Stir well and let sit in the cooler for 1 hour before drinking to allow time for the flavors to meld.

PURPLE BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine water and juice in a large bowl.
• Place 1/2 cup basil and sugar in a mortar; pound with pestle until a paste forms.
• Add sugar mixture into juice mixture; stir until sugar dissolves.
• Strain mixture through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids.
• Place 1 cup of ice in each of 4 glasses.
• Pour about 1 cup lemonade into each glass; garnish each serving with 1 basil sprig.

BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients in a large pitcher, then pour into tall glasses half filled with ice.