Lavender Ginger Lemonade

Recipe from: The Lavender Cookbook, by Sharon Shipley

The flavors of lemon, ginger and lavender go so well together! A match made in heaven.

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Yield

8 Servings

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
4 ounces ginger, crystallized
2 tablespoons lavender, dried
  lemon zest
6 cups water
1⁄2 cup lemon juice
  lavender, fresh (optional )

Instructions

Lavender Ginger Syrup

Make the lemon ginger syrup by blending sugar, ginger, lavender, and lemon zest in a food processor or blender until the ginger is in tiny pieces.

Put in a small sauce pan with 2 cups of water and boil for 1 minute. Strain into a bowl and discard the solids.

Lemonade

In a two-quart pitcher combine 4 cups of water and ½ cup lemon juice with the syrup. Then chill.  When cool, serve over ice and garnish with a little sprig of lavender!