Spring 2025

Homemade Lemonade

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Serving: 1 large jug

A large jug of homemade, golden lemonade with lemon slices and mint leaves floating in it. Three drinking glasses beside the jug which are filled to the top with the homemade lemonade. A dish of Maldon Sea Salt can be seen as well as a few lemon wedges.

Ingredients

New Maldon Sea Salt Flakes packaging green SEA SALT FLAKES 250g

5 unwaxed lemons

100g granulated sugar

Maldon Sea Salt

Crushed ice

750ml-1L sparkling water

To serve:

Small bunch of fresh mint

1 lemon, thinly sliced

Preparation

  1. Use a peeler to remove strips of peel from the lemons, avoiding the white pith. Put the lemon peel, sugar, 400ml water and a pinch of Maldon Sea Salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over a gentle heat until the sugar has fully dissolved. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
  2. Pour the syrup through a strainer. Discard the peel.
  3. Juice the lemons and add the juice to the syrup. Mix well and transfer to a large jug. Add plenty of crushed ice and top up with sparkling water. Serve with lemon slices and fresh mint.
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