Ww Basil Lemonade Recipes

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.

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:

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

NECTARINE-BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan stir together 2 cups of the water, 1 cup of the basil, 1 of the nectarines and the sugar, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 5 minutes.
• Let the mixture cool and strain it through a fine sieve set over a pitcher, pressing hard on the solids.
• Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups water, the remaining nectarine, sliced thin, and the lemon juice.
• Divide the lemonade among tall glasses filled with ice cubes and garnish each drink with some of the additional basil.

BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Heat together the water, basil, vanilla bean and sugar in a large saucepan. When it just comes to a simmer, put on a tight fitting lid, remove from the heat and set aside to steep for 20 minutes.
• Strain, add the lemon juice, and chill.
• Do not scrape the vanilla bean. Set it aside to dry and store to reuse the next time.
• Divide the lemonade among 4 - 6 tall, ice filled glasses and garnish with the lemon wedges and basil sprigs.

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.

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.