During those warm days you need a drink that is as refreshing as your taste in food. Lemonade is often the go to choice but face it, you’re a grown up and therefore you need an adult lemonade. Introducing, spiked strawberry ginger lemonada. This tasty beverage is part cocktail and part Italian soda, without the soda that is. See the recipe below.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 2 heaping cups fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1-1/2 tablespoons peeled and roughly chopped fresh ginger
- 1-1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus additional if needed
- 1 bunch fresh mint
- 1 bottle of Cava
- 2-3 Ice cubes per drink
Directions
- In blender, puree water, strawberries and ginger until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer; discard solids.
- Pour strawberry liquid into pitcher; add lemon juice and sugar. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
- To make the drink, pour roughly 4oz of the lemonade into an 8oz glass, 2-3 ice cubes and top off the glass with Cava. Garnish with mint and a lemon twist.
Recipe source with slight modification: Foxes Love Lemons
Photo source: @acalculatedwhisk
