Blackberry Basil Lemonade

Jump to Recipe - Print Recipe This blackberry basil lemonade is so delicious and refreshing with a unique combination of seasonal flavours! If you love refreshing drinks for summer, try this virgin Frozen Blood Orange Pina Colada! Do you know what I really love? Unusual flavours that surprise and leave you wanting more! A few years ago I would’ve never thought of combining blackberries and basil in a drink. But after travelling around the world I learned better than to reject something new before giving it a try. I will never forgetting my first taste of apple basil gelato in Italy, and being absolutely thrilled by that discovery. The taste was just what one would want on a hot summer day. Light, refreshing and simply delicious. It turns out basil is a versatile herb. It compliments a heady tomato-based pasta sauce, adds a touch of extra flavour to some Southeast Asian curries and works brilliantly in fruit desserts. It also adds a bring, refreshing kick to drinks like lemonade. But if I haven’t convinced you, try replacing with mint! Making lemonade I love experimenting with new drinks as it’s pretty low time investment if experiments don’t work out.  Luckily this one did!! When creating my lemonade I really wanted to use a combination of lemon and lime juice. I thought that would pair well with basil and frozen blackberries picked last August. Just squeeze the juice out of the lemons and limes until you have about a cup of juice combined. Not all lemons and limes have the same amount of juice, so you may have to grab one or two more. Add the juice to a food processor or blender along with the blackberries, basil and sugar. Blend until it is smooth and creamy. I love everything about blackberries – taste, colour, fragrance – but not the seeds! You really don’t want to chew your lemonade, so best to strain the mixture through a fine sieve to make it smooth and seedless. After that I was in the possession of the most delicious and visually stunning concoction! All was left to do is to add a couple of tablespoon of it to pretty glasses and top them with sparkly club soda!! Light and refreshing! Blackberry Basil Lemonade Blackberry lemonade with a hint of basil. Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 1 minute Course: drinkCuisine: AmericanKeyword: sugar free lemonade Servings: 10 Calories: 40kcal Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka Ingredients2 lemons juiced3 limes juiced2 cups blackberries fresh or frozen10 basil leaves small10 tsp sugar1 litre club soda/soda water InstructionsCut lemons and limes in half and juice them. You should have approximately 1 cup of lemon and lime juice combined.In a food processor or a blender combine the juice of limes and lemons, blackberries, basil leaves and sugar. Blend until smooth.Strain the mixture through a fine sieve and discard the seeds.Add 2-3 tablespoons of the blackberry mixture per glass and top it with club soda/soda water. Add extra sugar if necessary. Nutrition Facts Blackberry Basil Lemonade Amount Per Serving (10 g) Calories 40 Calories from Fat 9 % Daily Value* Fat 1g2%Saturated Fat 1g6%Polyunsaturated Fat 1gMonounsaturated Fat 1gSodium 1mg0%Potassium 98mg3%Carbohydrates 11g4%Fiber 3g13%Sugar 6g7%Protein 1g2% Vitamin A 98IU2%Vitamin C 23mg28%Calcium 21mg2%Iron 1mg6% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Tried this recipe?Mention @vikalinka or tag #vikalinka!453shares