Here in Ontario the weather is lovely and rhubarb is in season so of course I simply had to purchase this fresh produce when I came upon it at the local farmers market. I will be sharing a few recipes I enjoyed developing with rhubarb today, for now I hope you enjoy my Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade recipe.
Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 1 – 1/4 cups water
- 1 – 1/2 cups chopped rhubarb
- 1 – 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 sprig fresh mint
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sparkling water
Preparation:
In a saucepan, stir together the first 6 ingredients. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow the rhubarb mixture to cool, then strain it through a wire-mesh strainer set over a large pitcher. Press on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible, then discard the solids leftover.
Add the lemon juice and sparkling water, stir and pour into glasses over ice. Garnish as desired.
Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade Recipe
A lovely combination of mint, rhubarb, strawberries and lemon.
Author: Julie Elsdon-Height
Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: 2
Prep time:
Total time:
Ingredients
- 1 - ¼ cups water
- 1 - ½ cups chopped rhubarb
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 sprig fresh mint
- ⅓ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¾ cup sparkling water
Instructions
- In a saucepan, stir together the first 5 ingredients.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Allow the rhubarb mixture to cool, then strain it through a wire-mesh strainer set over a large pitcher.
- Press on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible, then discard the solids leftover.
- Stir in the lemon juice and sparkling water, stir and pour into glasses over ice.
- Garnish as desired.
Yum! This looks like a fun drink, Julie! You mean compost the leftovers? ;) ;)
um YES that’s exactly what I mean!
looks so refreshing and delicious!
hi julie! this looks like a wonderful drink. can’t wait to try! thank you for sharing. :)
what a wonderful drink this would make for any party or at the beach :) so refreshing
Yummy! Looks and sounds refreshing. I’ll have to try this at one of our summer cookouts! :)
That looks delish, Julie! Totally going to make this! Looks so refreshing! We have tons of rhubarb and strawberries on our farm!!
Wow julie this looks quite delicious.I wanna try that one.
This would be a refreshing drink in the summer and such a lovely color.
sounds refreshing!
looks so refreshing