Grilling lemons before squeezing them for lemonade gives you a refreshing lemonade with notes of caramel.
Author: Gravel & Dine
Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: 6 cups
Ingredients
¾ c sugar
¾ c water
9 small to medium lemons (to yield 1 ¼ c juice)
4 c cold water
Instructions
Bring sugar and water to a simmer in a small saucepan. Cook until sugar is dissolved and cool to room temperature.
Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
Slice lemons in half. Grill, cut side down for 3-4 minutes until cut sides are charred.
When cool enough to handle but still warm, squeeze juice from lemons. You want about a 1 ¼ cups of juice. Strain juice through a mesh strainer or cheese cloth to remove pulp and seeds.
In a pitcher stir together simple syrup, lemon juice and water.
Serve over ice.
Recipe by Gravel & Dine at https://gravelanddine.com/grilled-lemonade/