Gooseberry & mint lemonade
By Jane Hornby
Make your own concentrated fruit cordial to serve with sparkling water over lots of ice
- Prep:15 mins
Cook:10 mins
plus cooling - Serves 11
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 103
- fat 0g
- saturates 0g
- carbs 26g
- sugars 26g
- fibre 1g
- protein 0g
- salt 0g
Ingredients
- 250g caster or granulated sugar
- 3 large lemons, plus more to serve
- 350g gooseberries, topped and tailed, then halved
- mint leaves from 3 sprigs, plus extra to serve
- ice and sparkling water, to serve
Method
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.
