Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade #SpringForward

posted in All on 3/23/2016

Ingredients needed:
•6 lemons
•1 to 1 1/2 cups simple syrup (recipe follows)
•1 (16 ounce) container strawberries, hulled and halved
•1 quart sparkling water
•ice cubes
•mint for garnish

For the Simple Syrup:
1 part sugar
1 part water

How to:

Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat.
Bring to a boil. Stir until sugar has dissolved.
Cool completely.
Roll the lemons back and forth a couple of times on the counter to release the juices. Cut the lemons in half juice into a bowl. Remove any seeds that may have fallen into the juice. You should get about 1 cup of lemon juice.

Using an immersion blender or regular blender, blend the strawberries with the 1/2 cup of the simple syrup, until smooth.
Pour lemon juice, strawberry puree, 1/2 cup simple syrup and sparkling water into a pitcher. Add more simple syrup if you want a little more sweetness. Add ice cubes. Chill until ready to drink.
Place more ice cubes in a glass, pour in chilled lemonade, garnish with mint sprig. Enjoy!