My Turkish Life: Limonata Recipe
It is essential to have something super cold and fresh from the land to drink to keep cool. Limonata is my go-to. Here’s how I make it..
Merhaba friend!
Lemons grow EVERYWHERE around us in Bodrum, Turkey. Lemon trees produce fruit and flowers literally all year long. Everywhere you look you can find some ready to be picked!
This was my second full summer living in Bodrum, Turkey and holy moly it gets soo hot here during the middle of the day. It is essential to have something super cold and fresh from the land to drink to keep cool. Limonata is my go-to. Here’s how I make it:
INGREDIENTS
2 Lemons
1 Orange (Totally optional but delicious obvi)
Fresh Mint Leaves
1 cup Sugar
1.5 liters Chilled Water
INSTRUCTIONS
Wash fruit (Guven typically asks me if I missed this step lol).
Place the fruit in the freezer until frozen (About 4 hours).
Remove the fruit from the freezer and let them sit at room temperature for 10ish minutes.
Cut the fruit into about 5 pieces each and place in blender (remove any visible seeds if possible).
Add 1 cup sugar to the blender and blend on high setting.
Add 1.5 liters of chilled water.
Leave to rest 30 minutes.
Strain fruit through a muslin textile or a fine filter.
Squeeze out the remnants and discard.
Pour into your cutest glass cups, add some mint leaves for texture and taste, and voila!
“Afiyet Olsun!” = Enjoy!
If you try this recipe, you MUST let me know how it turns out in the comments or IG DM :)
Sending you all the chill vibes,
xx Allie
& Güven, Reyla, Derya and Atlas
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