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Limonana - Cold Lemonade with Mint
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Limonana - Cold Lemonade with Mint

Cold, refreshing limonana - homemade lemonade with fresh mint, Israel's favorite summer drink

⏱ 15 min🍽 2 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Heat the sugar with quarter cup water in a small saucepan, stirring, until the sugar dissolves completely and the syrup is clear.
    StoveSmall saucepan
    💡Sugar dissolves in the hot syrup, not in cold water: make it ahead and let it cool, and only then mix it with the lemon juice.
  2. 2
    Let the syrup cool.
  3. 3
    Blend the mint with ½ cup of the water, and strain the mint extract through a strainer.
    BlenderFine sieve
  4. 4
    Mix the lemon juice, the syrup and the mint extract in a pitcher.
    Pitcher
  5. 5
    Add the rest of the water and stir.
  6. 6
    Taste and adjust the sweetness.
  7. 7
    Pour into glasses with the ice and serve cold, garnished with the lemon slices and with Mint leaves.
    Glass (for drinking/serving)
136calories
1 gprotein
34 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 3%● carbs 94%● fat 3%

Per serving (885 g), of 2 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Blender · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Less smooth, mainly for liquids) · Food processor (Less smooth with liquids)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
  • Glass (for drinking/serving) · Also works: Serving bowl (Small bowls)
  • Pitcher · Also works: Jar (Large jar)

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🧩 Built from…

Lemonade

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