Best Dry Sparkling Cucumber Basil Lemonade Recipes

Italian Lemonade image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Time 55m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups lemon juice, about 12 to 15 lemons
2 cups Basil Simple Syrup, recipe follows
2 cups cold or sparkling water
Ice
Lemon twists, for garnish
1 bunch fresh basil, washed and stemmed
2 cups sugar
1 cup water

Steps:

Mix lemon juice, Basil Simple Syrup, and water together in a pitcher. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Pour over ice filled glasses and garnish with a lemon twist.
In a saucepan combine basil, sugar, and water and simmer until the sugar is dissolved, 5 minutes. Cool, strain the simple syrup, and store in the refrigerator.

Bethy's Cucumber Basil Lemonade image

Provided by Bethy

Time 2h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Steps:

Combine 1 cup water and sugar together in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool syrup to room temperature.
Stir syrup, remaining water, lemon juice, cucumber, and basil together in a pitcher; chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110.2 calories, Carbohydrate 29.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 7.8 mg, Sugar 26.3 g

Basil Lemonade image

Provided by Carolyn

Time 8h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

12 cups cold water
1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
⅓ cup white sugar
¼ cup fresh lime juice
½ cup firmly packed torn basil leaves

Steps:

Stir water, lemonade, sugar, and lime juice together in a pitcher. Add 1/2 cup basil leaves, stir to combine, cover the pitcher, and refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight. Remove basil leaves and discard.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 8.7 mg, Sugar 22.1 g

DRY Sparkling Cucumber Basil Lemonade image

Categories Basil Lemon

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 head Cucumber, chopped
3 pieces Basil leaves
2 ounces Fresh-squeezed lemon juice
2 ounces Still water
2 ounces Simple syrup
5 ounces DRY Cucumber Botanical Bubbly
2 pieces Cucumber ribbons

Steps:

In a blender, blend together the cucumber, basil, lemon juice, water and simple syrup until smooth.
Using a vegetable peeler, peel two ribbons off a cucumber and skewer.
Fill two glasses with ice and divide the mixture between the two.
Top with DRY Cucumber Botanical Bubbly.