Cucumber lemonade - delicious and refreshing

In summer, you need plenty of fluids - most of which should be alcohol-free.

My homemade cucumber lemonade is fresh, quenching and highly addictive.

I make a fairly large batch, you can make do with less. The following makes about 4-5 litres when served.

Cucumber lemonade is surprisingly full of flavour - and it's both refreshing and quenching

Ingredients:

2 cucumbers
2 lemons (one for garnish, you can skip it...)
1 dl. bottled real lemon juice (or 3 more lemons)
4-5 mint stalks
2 dl. sugar
vand (2 dl + 5 dl)
possibly sparkling water

Method

Pour 2 dl sugar and 2 dl water into a small saucepan and boil until the sugar dissolves. Set aside (possibly cold)

Wash cucumbers and lemons thoroughly. Preferably lemons that have not been sprayed.
Grate the zest of one lemon into a blender jar or food processor. Squeeze in the juice of the lemon. Add 1 dl of real lemon juice or the juice of 3 lemons (I'm lazy and cheap, lemon juice is easier and cheaper)
Remove the leaves from the mint stalks and add them.
Cut the cucumbers into large cubes and add them to the blender. I keep the peel on, it adds lots of flavour.
Add water almost until it covers (about ½ litre) - blend very thoroughly.
Pour it into another container through a sieve (let it drip for a few minutes). You can also use cheesecloth. Add the sugar syrup.
If necessary, let it cool down. But if you are very impatient, serve with more ice cubes 🙂

Serving: Pour ½ dl. of the above into a glass, add 3-4 dl. water (possibly more, taste the first time until you know the flavour). I use sparkling water.
Add ice cubes and garnish with a lemon slice and some mint leaves.

Good friends have told me that the cucumber lemonade can be used with both gin and vodka - try it!

Drink WITHOUT a straw (says the recreational diver who is sad to have to clean up the coral reefs...)