Strawberry Mint Lemonade

All I can say about this recipe is YUM. It gets super hot during the summer months where I live and after a long day of running errands and shopping, I just want a nice refresher when I get home. Sure, I could buy a lemonade from Starbucks or my local QuickTrip, but why not have something that's truly fresh and inexpensive? Here's a recipe I found for a delicious refreshing lemonade with FRESH ingredients!

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (you can also substitute fresh basil leaves for a delicious taste as well!
• 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (you can use actual lemons or the bottled kind)
• 1/2 cup sugar

First, gather all your ingredients. I used these strawberries from Costco and plucked the mint leaves straight from my garden! So I had to wash wash wash to get all that gross dirt and outside stuff off. Oh! And don't forget to hull the strawberries!

Next, combine the strawberries and mint (or basil) is a blender and blend until smooth. I stuck mine in the Ninja blender and it blended in about 3 minutes. Don't worry if there are small little pieces of mint or basil - they will be there! It adds a bit of texture to the drink, but nothing that will bother you. If you don't like this texture, you could always opt for infusing the mint or basil into water and blending the infused water with the lemonade and strawberries.

In a small bowl, whisk together the fresh lemon juice and sugar. I used the above lemon juice from Costco mainly because it has a very distinct taste since the lemons were ones that grew on a volcano! 

In a large pitcher, whisk together the strawberry mixture, lemon juice mixture, and 4 cups of water.

Refrigerate until chilled.

Serve over ice and taadaa! You've just made yourself a refresher. :) 

Leave a comment below if you've tried it out and let me know how it went for you!

~Misbah