Nothing beats a cold glass of home-made lemonade on a hot day. We pimped things up a bit by adding a splash of Pimm’s, orange and pomegranate to the mix.
Recipe and styling by Leila Saffarian
Photograph by Curtis Gallon
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Home-made lemonade
Ingredients
SYRUP
- 200g (1 cup) sugar
- 250ml (1 cup) water
- juice of 5 fresh lemons
TO SERVE
- soda water
- No. 1 Pimm’s
- pomegranate rubies
- fresh mint
- orange slices
- ice
Instructions
1
Make a simple syrup by combining the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and a thick syrup has formed.
2
Remove from heat and add the lemon juice. Cool and place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
3
To serve, combine the syrup with 2 – 3L soda water and a dash of Pimm’s, and mix well. Serve with plenty of pomegranate rubies, fresh mint, orange slices and ice.
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