Non-alcoholic cocktail recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has granulated sugar, lemon, gooseberry, mint and sparkling water.
Gooseberry & mint lemonade
Course: Non-alcoholic cocktail
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Mint: mint leaves from 3 sprigs, plus extra to serve
- Lemon: 3 large lemons, plus more to serve
- Granulated Sugar: 250g caster or granulated sugar
- Gooseberry: 350g gooseberry, topped and tailed, then halved
- Sparkling Water: ice and sparkling water, to serve
Directions
- In a large pan, gently melt the sugar in 250ml water. Meanwhile, using a vegetable peeler, pare away a few long strips of lemon zest. Squeeze the juice to give about 100ml.
- Add the zest, juice, gooseberries and mint leaves to the pan, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5-10 mins until the gooseberries are very soft, then mash with a potato masher and leave to cool. Strain through a sieve, pressing the flesh well to extract the juices, then chill thoroughly.
- To serve, dilute 4 tbsp of the lemonade base with 100ml sparkling water (or to taste), adding extra ice, lemon and mint.
