BASIL INFUSED WATERMELON LEMONADE
Ingredients
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup fresh basil. thinly sliced
8 cup watermelon, cubed and seeded
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice - about 3 lemons
Directions
Combine 1 cup of water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in the basil. Let chill for 1 hour. Strain sugar mixture through a sieve over a bowl, and discard basil.
Place watermelon in a blender; process until smooth. Pour watermelon puree through a fine sieve into a large bowl, reserving liquid; discard solids. Combine watermelon liquid, sugar mixture, and juice in a pitcher; chill. Garnish with fresh lemon slices and/or basil sprigs and serve.
VARIATION: Add about 8 ice cubes to the watermelon before blending. Do not strain when done. The result is more like a frozen lemonade or virgin margarita. Or bring it into the adult world and add some vodka.
Ingredients
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup fresh basil. thinly sliced
8 cup watermelon, cubed and seeded
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice - about 3 lemons
Directions
Combine 1 cup of water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in the basil. Let chill for 1 hour. Strain sugar mixture through a sieve over a bowl, and discard basil.
Place watermelon in a blender; process until smooth. Pour watermelon puree through a fine sieve into a large bowl, reserving liquid; discard solids. Combine watermelon liquid, sugar mixture, and juice in a pitcher; chill. Garnish with fresh lemon slices and/or basil sprigs and serve.
VARIATION: Add about 8 ice cubes to the watermelon before blending. Do not strain when done. The result is more like a frozen lemonade or virgin margarita. Or bring it into the adult world and add some vodka.
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