Gooseberry & mint lemonade

10-30 minutes 200 kcal or less concentrate cordial for a crowd fruit cordial gooseberry recipes home made lemonade recipe homemade cordial make ahead summer

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Makes 700ml (about 11 servings once dilluted)

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Ingredients

250g caster or granulated sugar

3 large lemons , plus more to serve

350g gooseberry , topped and tailed, then halved

mint leaves from 3 sprigs, plus extra to serve

ice and sparkling water , to serve

Method

In a large pan, gently melt the sugar in 250ml water. Meanwhile, using a vegetable peeler, pare away a few long strips of lemon zest. Squeeze the juice to give about 100ml.

Add the zest, juice, gooseberries and mint leaves to the pan, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5-10 mins until the gooseberries are very soft, then mash with a potato masher and leave to cool. Strain through a sieve, pressing the flesh well to extract the juices, then chill thoroughly.

To serve, dilute 4 tbsp of the lemonade base with 100ml sparkling water (or to taste), adding extra ice, lemon and mint.