July Top Tips 2018!
Star Anise Lemonade
This month’s STAR ANISE LEMONADE BLEND sees star anise taking centre stage, enhanced with aromatics including lemongrass, lemon verbena and elderflower. Perfect for a sunny summer picnic!
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Serves: 6
- Heat rating: 1
- Dietary: N/a
Ingredients
- 2 lemons - zested and halved for juicing
- 100g caster sugar
- 1 litre cold fizzy water
- Ice cubes and extra lemon to serve (optional)
Spices
- 1 portion STAR ANISE LEMONADE BLEND (1 portion / 2 tbsp): Star anise, orange flowers, lemon verbena, chilli, cassia, cloves, elderflower, galangal, ginger, lemongrass
Method
- Boil 200ml of water with the sugar, the zest of 2 lemons and the STAR ANISE LEMONADE BLEND for 5 minutes or until the liquid has reduced by ½ and you have a thick syrup
- Stir the juice of 2 lemons into the syrup then strain this mixture into a large jug (discarding the spices and lemon zest)
- Top the strained syrup with the fizzy water
- Serve in glasses over ice and lemon slices
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