Strawberry Lemonade

Kelly Kolb
With 15 years of working around some of the most brilliant culinary experts, I pride myself on creating delicious and nutritious meals that bring joy to the family table.
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Updated: 7/20/2020

Homemade lemonade gets an update with a ruby red strawberry puree.

If hosting a party, we suggest making a double or triple batch of the base lemonade recipe and mixing up a couple different fruit purees (strawberry, peach, blackberry, watermelon, strawberry.) Keep these separate from the lemonade until serving. With this approach, guests can add as little or as much puree mixture as they please to their individual drinks—we suggest 1 1/2 ounces puree per drink. They can even mix two flavors together if they are feeling adventurous.

Serves: 10 Save

Ingredients (7)

  • Lemonade:
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 1/2 cup boiled water
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 or 4 lemons)
  • Strawberry Puree:
  • 1 cup strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon water

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Directions

  1. Before juicing the lemons, rub the skin aggressively with ½ cup of granulated sugar. This will release the natural oils in the lemon skin and perfume the sugar for the simple syrup.
  2. In a small bowl, combine ½ cup of recently boiled water with perfumed granulated sugar to create a simple syrup. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved. Set aside.
  3. Combine the remaining 3 cups of water, lemon juice and simple syrup in a pitcher. Stir. Place in the refrigerator and keep chilled until ready to serve.
  4. While lemonade is chilling, purée strawberries and water in a food processor until liquefied. Strain, reserving the juice and discarding the strawberry pulp.
  5. Add puree to lemonade and chill mixture longer if necessary. Pour over ice and serve with complementary herbs if desired—we recommend a sprig of oregano in each glass.