Blueberry Lemonade With Lemon Verbena And Ginger Food

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• For the blueberry syrup: Put the blueberries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then reduce the heat and simmer until thick, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Strain the blueberries through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing to get all the liquid out, then place the liquid in the fridge and chill until cold (or place the pan in a bowl of ice to chill down fast).
• For the lemonade: Mix the sugar with 6 cups of tap water and stir until the sugar is dissolved to make a simple syrup.
• Pour the lemon juice into a large vat. Pour in three-quarters of the simple syrup and 8 cups of water (give or take). Add the blueberry syrup, stir it around and then give it a taste. Add more simple syrup if it needs sweetness, or more water if it needs dilution. Top up with lots of ice before serving.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• To make the blueberry simple syrup, combine sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in blueberries and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until blueberries have broken down, about 3-4 minutes. Strain blueberry mixture through a cheesecloth or fine sieve; let cool. In a large pitcher, whisk together blueberry simple syrup, lemon juice and 5 cups water. Place in the refrigerator until chilled. Serve over ice and blueberries, if desired.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• fill tall glass or goblet glass with ice.
• Add blueberry vodka, blue curaco and lemonade to fill glass.
• Stir well.
• Garnish with blueberries if you want.

BLUEBERRY SANGRIA LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine all ingredients and stir.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour to meld flavors.
• Serve chilled in iced tea glasses.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine blueberries, sweetener, lemon juice, and 1 cup water together in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour into a pitcher. Add remaining water and stir.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON VERBENA LEMONADE SYRUP

Steps:

• Make the syrup by heating together the water, lemon zest and the sugar. Bring to a boil, take off the heat and allow to infuse until cold. Bring back to a boil and immediately add the lemon verbena leaves. Take off the heat and allow to infuse until cold.
• Strain the syrup in to a bottle or jar in the fridge until needed. Discard the lemon verbena leaves.
• To make Lemonade: Pour some syrup into a glass and add water to taste. Serve with ice and garnish with a lemon verbena leaf and a lemon slice.

LEMON VERBENA-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line pan with paper muffin liners. Whisk together the egg, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth; set aside.
• Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon verbena into a food processor. Pulse until the lemon verbena has been finely chopped. Add the butter, and pulse quickly until finely chopped. Pour the flour mixture into a mixing bowl, and stir in the blueberries. Pour in the milk mixture, and stir until just moistened. Fill the prepared muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

SPARKLING BLUEBERRY-GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Finely grate ginger onto a paper towel and squeeze over a bowl to extract ginger juice.
• Combine 1 teaspoon ginger juice, sparkling water, lemon juice, and Emergen-C® Energy+ Blueberry-Acai vitamin drink mix. Stir gently to combine.
• Serve over ice. Garnish with blueberries, if desired.

BLUEBERRY MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water and mint leaves in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a simmer and stir until sugar dissolves to make a syrup. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Strain mint syrup into a tall pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and water.
• Fill 4 tall glasses with ice cubes and top with one-fourth of the blueberries.
• Add mint lemonade and top with seltzer water, if desired.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• First make a simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the mixture boils.
• Lower the heat and allow the syrup to simmer for another minute.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a blender or food processor, puree the blueberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• In a pitcher, combine the cooled syrup, lemon juice and blueberry puree.
• To serve, pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup of base into a glass and fill with water.
• Makes base for 12 servings.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE WITH LEMON VERBENA AND GINGER

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, ginger, and lemon verbena in a small saucepan.
• Boil for 1 minute, transfer infused syrup to a container, and chill.
• Place blueberries and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a blender.
• Puree until smooth.
• Add lemon juice and remaining 4 cups of water and blend to mix. Combine with infused syrup and strain into a pitcher.
• Serve over ice. Float 2-3 whole fresh lemon verbena leaves in each glass.