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Lemon and date lemonade

A wonderfully refreshing drink for hot days. The date syrup will keep for a fortnight in a glass bottle with a cork or in a jar with a lid.

Lemon and date lemonade

Credit: Velochef

  • makes

    1

  • cook

    15 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

makes

1

serves

cooking

15

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 2 lemons
  • 200 ml date syrup
  • 600 ml water
Date syrup
  • 200 g dates, stones removed
  • 350 ml water
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • pinch of sea salt

Instructions

For the date syrup, chop the dates into small pieces. Mix everything in a blender into a thick syrup. Keep in the fridge.

Squeeze the juice from the lemons. Mix the date syrup and water. Stir thoroughly. Pour into bike bottles.

Recipe and image from Vélochef by Henrik Orre (, $39.99, hbk).


View our Readable feasts review and more recipes from the book .

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 1 July 2016 11:22am
By Henrik Orre
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