From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Mother's Day is nearly upon us and I wanted to share the recipe for this marvelously refreshing sipper with those of you who still are working on Sunday's menu. The drink is a non-alcoholic crush that's made with strawberries and fresh lemon juice. Crush is the name originally given to soft drinks whose flavors were enhanced by the addition of crushed fruit and oil from the peel. If you enjoy lemonade but are tired of the same ol' same ol' thirst quenchers, I hope you will give this a try. It is tart and sweet and the unmistakable flavor of fresh strawberries manages to hold its own against the more aromatic and assertive lemons, without making a drink that is cloyingly sweet. This crush has wonderful color and I like to serve it tall glasses that are packed with crushed ice. The Silver Fox tends to shy away from any drink that is colored pink, but even he likes this one and has learned how to make it for himself. For those of you who do not know him, that's tantamount to a rave review. I do hope you will give it a try. Here's the recipe.
Strawberry and Lemon Crush...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Emeril Lagasse
Ingredients:
1/2 cup super fine sugar
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 cup stemmed and halved strawberries
1 cup unflavored sparkling water or soda water
Cracked ice
Optional: Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
Directions:
1) In a 2 cup measuring cup, combine sugar, lemon juice, and water and stir to dissolve sugar. Combine strawberries and sweetened water in a blender. Puree on high speed until smooth. Add sparkling water and pulse to incorporate. Taste and add more sugar if desired, and pulse to incorporate. Place cracked ice in 2 tall slender glasses. Pour strawberry crush over ice, garnish with mint sprigs, and serve. Yield: 2 servings.
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27 comments :
Delicious Mary! Happy days mothers to you! loads of blessings!
perfect! have a great
Mother's Day! I am off to NEw York... see you next week! have a great weekend!
I never knew how they got that name, thanks! For some reason, crushes remind me of the 50's.
Looks beautiful Mary! Happy Mother's Day Weekend-enjoy:@)
Mmmm Mmmmm....this looks so refreshing! Sounds great for my upcoming Mary Kay Party!! Hope you enjoy this wonderful weekend...
I cannot wait to share this with my daughter!! A few years ago we went to Blackberry Farm and her most favorite thing was the strawberry lemonade! This sounds perfect! Thank you so much, Mary! Happy Mother's Day to you! blessings ~ Tanna
Well, if the Silver Fox learned to make it - I am making it tomorrow. Promise.
This is fabulous. I bet the lemon just makes the strawberry flavour pop. Love it. I had no idea there was a pink link up party on weekends. I must join one. Maybe add my pink popcorn. I am so out of the loop.
Refreshing and delicious!
I love strawberry so as lemon and in one drink ?! Perfect ! Great for our toxic summer here ! Will surely make this refreshing drink ;) Thanks for sharing this , Mary !
Have a great Happy Mother's Day , you AWESOME Mom ! ;D
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Akila
What delicious combination! I love how beautiful it looks!
What a lovely drink Mary...so refreshing :-)
What a perfect summery drink; great combination of good ingredients. Used to love all those Crush sodas.
Rita
Tell Silver Fox ... thanks for the rave review. :-)
I am so going to try this...delicious..;)
Tasty Appetite
Happy mothers day! This reminds me of frozen strawberry lemonade which my kids love from McDonalds. I am sure this is much better too!
I will definitely need a few sip of this drink. It has been so very HOT over here. Enjoy your day, Mary!
Kristy
It has been awhile since I had lunch with you. I will truly enjoy what you prepared today.
Fabulous and delightful!
My PINK, enjoy your weekend and happy mother's day!
Yum. If the Silver Fox gave it a "rave review", it must be fabulous :)
Have a wonderful Mother's Day.
Laura
Sure beats the "real" thing.
Mmmm...looks so refreshing. I'm definitely saving this recipe to make this summer.
this looks and sounds so refreshing!
Pink lemonade has always been one of my favorite specialty drinks but this version sounds even better!
Happy Mother's Day! That does look very refreshing! Although it is cold here today, so I think I will stick to the coffee for now :)
That's a perfect summer drink! I'll have to bookmark this until summer arrives in six months! :)
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