Best Mint Lemonade Turkish Style Recipes

Mediterranean-Style Mint Lemonade (Limonana) image

Provided by The Mediterranean Dish

Categories Drinks

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups crushed ice
4 cups water
2 large lemons (or limes), washed, cut into small pieces, and seeds removed
Juice of 1 large lemon
1 bunch fresh mint leaves, stems removed (about 25-40 mint leaves), more for later
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar, more or less to your liking (you can use cane sugar or part honey, if you like)

Steps:

Add all the ingredients to the pitcher of a high-quality blender. Cover and push blend or liquefy (high-speed function), until you achieve the desired drink consistency.
Taste and add more sugar or mint leaves, if you like. Blend again.
Pour the lemonade into a serving pitcher through a mesh strainer. Add fresh mint leaves to the pitcher. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
If you like, strain the lemonade again as you pour into serving glasses. Enjoy cold!

Mint Lemonade - Turkish Style image

Provided by Baby Kato

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1½ cups, plus 2 tablespoons sugar
6 cups water
2 teaspoons lemon rind
1 cup fresh mint leaves
4 large ripe lemons
2 limes
water (or sparkling water - optional)

Steps:

1. In a large saucepan, add 1½ cups sugar and water, stir and set aside until needed.
2. Peel the lemons and limes and then grate the rinds.
3. Now, using a mortar and pestle, pound the lemon and lime rind with the remaining 2 tbsp of sugar until the sugar absorbs the flavors.
4. If you DON`T have a mortar and pestle, (use a wooden spoon) rub the lemon and lime rind in the 2 tablespoons of sugar. (until the sugar absorbs the flavors)
5. Put the grated rinds in the saucepan with the water and sugar and bring the mixture to boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
6. Reduce the heat and continue to boil gently for 5 minutes then remove from the heat and let the mixture cool down.
7. While the mixture is still slightly warm, add the lemon lime juice and mint.
8. When cooled pour into a large bowl, and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
9. When ready to serve, remove the bowl from the fridge and strain the mixture using a fine mesh wire strainer.
10. Press down on the ingredients to get out as much liquid as possible, then discard them.
11. If needed, adjust the amount of sugar and water to your liking.
12. Serve this beautiful Mint lemonade with ice, lemon slices and mint sprigs. Enjoy

Middle Eastern Limonana image

Provided by April White

Yield 4-6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 9 lemons)
3 cups loosely packed mint leaves (from about 20 stems)
1 cup granulated sugar
4 cups still water
Ice cubes

Steps:

In a blender, combine the lemon juice, mint, sugar, and 1/2 cup of the water and blend until fully liquid. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, reserving the liquid and discarding the solids. In a pitcher, stir together the mint mixture and the remaining 3 1/2 cups water. Serve over ice cubes.