Fresh Mint Lemonade

I planted some mint in my backyard last spring. It has really done well and now I have mint on hand... and have been having a lot of fun adding it to different dishes. It gives a fresh taste, unlike any other herb.

I had to add it to lemonade when the main character in a book I was reading kept ordering mint lemonade while traveling in the Middle East. So today I decided to see what it was like. Turns out it is really. really. good.

Fresh Mint Lemondade

Ingredients:

1/4 cup natural sugar
5 lemons
1/3 cup fresh mint
water

Directions:

Wash and finely chop the mint and put it in a cheesecloth or tea strainer to keep the leaves out of your drink. Then add the mint and sugar to 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Let it boil for a few minutes to let the flavor of the mint seep into the water and for the sugar to dissolve completely.

While the mint and sugar are boiling wash and slice the lemons in half. Squeeze the lemons to get about 1/2 cup lemon juice. Strain out any seeds and pour the lemon juice into a pitcher filled with ice. Then pour the sugar water (take out the mint) over the ice. Give it a stir and it is ready to enjoy.

Makes 1 quart of lemonade
For 4 servings. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 92 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 69 Calories from Fat 3

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.3g 0%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 4mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 19.4g 6%

Dietary Fiber 2.5g 10%

Sugars 13.8g

Protein 1.1g

Vitamin A 6% • Vitamin C 66% Calcium 3% • Iron 7%

Nutrition Grade A

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet