Fresh Mint Ginger Lemonade

🧂 Ingredients

• ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
• ¾ cup (180 mL) water
• ½ cup packed mint leaves

  torn
• 1-inch piece fresh ginger

  diced
• 3 cups (720 mL) cold water
• ¾ cup (180 mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice

  roughly 6 to 7 large lemons
• mint ginger simple syrup

  see recipe above
• fresh mint leaves
• 1 lemon

  sliced thinly

Instructions

• 1 Prepare Simple Syrup: Combine all of the simple syrup ingredients in a small
  saucepan. Bring to a low simmer, and stir until the sugar has dissolved
  completely. Boil and simmer the syrup for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Remove
  and place in a heatproof bowl. Allow to come to room temperature, or
  alternatively cover and infuse in the fridge for at least 30 to 45 minutes or
  overnight. This will yield a more intensely flavored lemonade). Once chilled,
  strain simple syrup through a fine-meshed sieve, discarding the mint leaves and
  ginger pieces.
• 2 Make Lemonade: In a large pitcher, combine the cold water, lemon juice, and a
  full batch of room temperature or chilled mint ginger simple syrup. Stir well.
  Add fresh mint and sliced lemon slices to the pitcher as desired.
• 3 Serve lemonade chilled or alternatively, over homemade mint ice cubes (simply
  add fresh mint leaves to your ice cube tray, along with water, and freeze).

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