Strawberry Mint And Cucumber Lemonade Food

CUCUMBER MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Chop half of the cucumber. Add the chopped cucumber to a large sauce pot.
• Add the lemon juice, sugar, and 1/2 of the mint leaves to the pot.
• Place the pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from the heat.
• Pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer to remove the cucumber and mint.
• Add the liquid to a large serving pitcher.
• Slice the remaining half of the cucumber. Slice the lemon.
• Add the water, sliced cucumber, sliced lemon, and the remaining mint leaves to the pitcher. Stir well.
• Serve cold.

STRAWBERRY-GINGER-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place strawberries, mint, lemon juice, 1 cup water, sugar, and ginger into an electric blender and blend well.
• Pour into a pitcher, add 5 cups water, and stir well. Refrigerate or serve immediately over crushed ice.

CUCUMBER-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Pulse 2 chopped English cucumbers, 2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 16 lemons), 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh mint and 1 cup sugar in a blender, stirring as needed, until combined. Puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon. Stir in 3 cups water. Serve over ice.

STRAWBERRY, MINT AND CUCUMBER LEMONADE

Steps:

• combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Place over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, mixing occasionally. Set aside to cool.
• Place lemon juice, club soda and cooled syrup in a large pitcher and stir. (Here you can adjust sweet/tart balance to your liking) Add strawberries, cucumbers and mint. Top with ice cubes. Serve over additional ice if desired and garnish glasses with cucumber slices and or strawberries.