Strawberry lemonade

By Nanasjoy

Easy and quick homemade strawberry lemonade recipe, made in the blender using lemons, strawberries and honey. Replace lemons with limes for strawberry limeade.

If you find it slightly bitter try cutting the ends off of the lemons and removing the tougher white center.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lb strawberries, washed & cut in halves, about 4 cups
• 2 lemons, washed and quartered (use limes to make strawberry limeade)
• ~ 1/2- 3/4 cup honey or sugar to taste, adjust based on your preference and sweetness of strawberries
• 6 cups of water
• Ice
• Strawberry slices, lemon slices and/or fresh herbs (mint, lemon verbena, lemon balm, basil)

Preparation

Step 1

2 lemons, washed and quartered leave peels on. (use limes to make strawberry limeade)

Blend the strawberries, lemons and honey with 2 cups of water

Strain the strawberry lemon mix, add the additional 4 cups of water through the strainer

Taste and add additional honey/sugar if needed

Method 2 (this one helps make the straining easier and keeps all strawberry goodness):

First blend only the strawberries with the honey and 1 cup of water. You don’t need to strain this, it’s better to keep all the strawberries goodness. Then place the blended strawberries mix in a pitcher.

Then in the same blender, you don’t need to wash or rinse it, blend the quartered lemons with the 1-2 cups of water.

Strain the lemon mix into the pitcher, mix well and add the rest of the water. Taste and adjust sweetness level if needed.

For a refreshing summer cocktail, add your choice of alcohol. You can use vodka, tequila, rum and even cachaça – for a quick strawberry caipirihna. You can also mix the strained mixed with white wine or sparkling wine, instead of the additional 4 cups of water, for delicious strawberry sangria.