Batrouni Lemonade
“When life gives you lemon make a Batrouni Lemonade!” This is my saying for summer days when I need a refreshing drink. A typical choice during hot days is a Soda or an energy drink. Being a fruity/smoothie person I tend to avoid such drinks by making a healthier alternative: a freshly squeezed Lemonade and more specifically my mum’s Batrouni Lemonade. Batroun is a coastal village in Lebanon known for its beach, fish and lemonade! You can’t pass by Batroun without trying the traditional lemonade! Fortunately I can have mine whenever and wherever I am thanks to my mum’s recipe! Don’t you love the smell of lemons!? Ingredients: 1kg Lemon 200g Sugar (normal powder) 30ml Blossom Water 1L Water 1. Cut Lemons’ top and bottom. Then cut them in halves and put them in a bucket. 2. Add sugar and blossom water to the lemons 3. Refrigerate overnight or max 24h 4. Squeeze the soaked lemons 5. Add the water and the remaining sugar-blossom water syrup (marination) to the lemon juice and keep refrigerated 6. Serve with ice This Lemonade can be refrigerated for up to one …
