Lavender Limeade Food

LAVENDER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place the lavender in a pitcher; pour the boiling water over the lavender; cover with plastic wrap and allow to steep 10 minutes; strain and discard the lavender from the water and return the water to the pitcher. Add the cold water, lemon juice, and sugar to the pitcher and stir until the sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until serving.

LAVENDER LEMONADE WITH HIBISCUS

Steps:

• Mix 3 cups water and lemon juice in a large pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled.
• Bring remaining 3 cups water, sugar, lavender, and hibiscus petals to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain lavender and hibiscus from liquid and pour into pitcher with lemon water. Refrigerate until cold.

LAVENDER LIMEADE

Steps:

• *NOTE: To make your own superfine sugar, place the granulated sugar in a blender and whirl until the grains are very small but not powdery.
• SIMPLE SYRUP: In a 2 quart saucepan, combine 2 cups water, superfine sugar, lavender and lime zest.
• Bring mixture to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Remove pan from heat and let syrup stand for 10 minutes. Strain and discard lavender.
• LIMEADE: In large pitcher, stir together the simple syrup, lime juice and the remaining 4 cups water.
• Serve over ice, with lime slice as a garnish.
• For presentation, float a sprig of lavender on top of each serving.
• Yield is estimated.

RASPBERRY LIMEADE WITH LAVENDER AND MINT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup water, the sugar, lavender and mint sprigs. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sugar has dissolved, about 3 minutes. Cool and strain.
• In a blender, add the cooled syrup, raspberries and lime juice and blend until smooth.
• To serve, place some of the raspberry puree in the bottom of each glass, top with seltzer water and garnish each glass with a sprig of mint.

GINGER LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan stir together 2 cups of the water, the sugar, and the ginger, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 3 minutes. Strain the syrup through a fine sieve set over a bowl and let it cool. In a pitcher combine the cooled syrup, the remaining 1 1/2 cups water, and the lime juice and stir the limeade well. Divide the limeade among the tall glasses filled with ice cubes and garnish each drink with a lime slice.

LAVENDER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine the frozen lemonade concentrate with cold water, mixing well.
• Steep lavender in boiling water for 10 minutes; strain lavender blossoms from boiling water and discard.
• Combine remaining lavender concentrate with prepared lemonade.
• Chill well; garnish with a mint or lemon balm sprig.