Homemade Turkish Lemonade Recipe - Limonata
This homemade Turkish lemonade is a perfect thirst quencher for hot sunny days. Made with fresh lemons - the zest and the juice - it is guaranteed to hit the spot and is especially tasty when fresh mint leaves are added.
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Equipment
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 grater
- 1 juicer
- 1 jug (to store your lemon juice mixture)
- 1 sieve
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram fresh lemons
- 40 grams white granulated sugar
- 1 sprig fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- First of all, use a fine grater to grate the lemon zest and rind from your lemons.
- Now slice your lemons in half and squeeze as much juice as possible from each one.
- Add the juice, zest and any rind to a jug followed by your sugar. Depending on how juicy your lemons are, you will have around 300 millilitres of juice.
- Stir the mixture well and then refrigerate for at least two hours, stirring occasionally, until well chilled and the sugar is dissolved.
- When you are ready to serve, pour some of your lemon juice into a glass and top up with cold water to taste.
- Add ice cubes and fresh mint leaves for maximum enjoyment.
Notes
- How much Turkish lemonade your lemons will make will depend on how juicy they are, how sour they are and how strong or weak you want your limonata drink to be.
- Turkish lemons are not particularly sour so we don't add too much sugar.
- 1 kilogram of lemons generally gives us around 300 millilitres of lemon juice. When it is time to serve our limonata, we tend to do four parts water to one part lemon juice.
- You can make your Turkish lemonade to your own taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 347mgFiber: 7gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 66IUVitamin C: 133mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 2mg
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