raspberry lemonade
Sparkling raspberry lemonade
Serves 6
1 350g package frozen unsweetened raspberries (about 3 cups)
1 cup sugar
½ cup water
1½ tbsp grated lemon peel
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 1-liter bottle chilled sparkling water or club soda
Ice cubes
Fresh raspberries (optional)
Lemon slices
First
Combine frozen raspberries, sugar, and ½ cup water in medium saucepan.
Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and berries thaw. Increase heat
and boil 3 minutes. Strain raspberry mixture into bowl, pressing on solids
to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids in strainer. Mix lemon
peel into raspberry syrup in bowl. Chill until cold.
Second
Stir raspberry syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water in large pitcher to
blend. Fill 6 glasses with ice cubes. Pour raspberry lemonade into glasses.
Add fresh raspberries to each glass, if desired. Garnish with lemon slices
and serve.