Purple Basil Lemonade

By LadyRev-2

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1/2 ½ cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 ½ cup loosely packed purple basil leaves (about ¼ ounce)
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 4 cups ice
• 4 purple basil sprigs

Preparation

Step 1

Combine 4 cups water and juice in a large bowl.

Place ½ cup basil and sugar in a mortar; pound with pestle until a paste forms. Add sugar mixture to juice mixture; stir until sugar dissolves. Strain mixture through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids.

Place 1 cup ice in each of 4 glasses. Pour about 1 cup lemonade into each glass; garnish each serving with 1 basil sprig.