If you have ever had the pleasure of stopping at Goats on the Roof in Coombs BC, then you have probably taken in the wonder that is the Italian restaurant there called Cuckoo in Coombs.  It is a little piece of Mediterranean paradise right here in the pacific north west.

They have this wonderful little concoction that took me and my son’s summer hearts.  Italian Herbed Lemonade.  One sip…ahhh.

So when we got home from our summer vacation we took a stab at recreating what we could recall and came up with this recipe.

Give it a try and I guarantee you will make it again and again!

 

 

 

Italian Herbed Lemonade

2 c sugar

2 c water

fresh thyme

fresh basil

fresh mint

fresh rosemary

4 lemons

5 cups of cold water

 

 

We started by picking some herbs out of the garden, thyme, basil, mint and rosemary… and lots of mint!

Then we boiled up 2 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar with these fragrant herbs to make a simple herb syrup.  Once cooled we strained it to remove the left-over herbs (fresh look so much prettier in the cup!).

We squeezed several fresh lemons and then started mixing.  This is the best part…taste testing!

We had a jug of fresh cold ice water, the lemon juice and the newly made herb syrup and mixed it to our tastes!  He liked it a bit sweeter than I did, go figure, he is six!

We spent a lovely afternoon in the summer sun remembering our holiday and indulging our sweet tooth!

I hope you get a chance to give it a try.  It is definitely worth the effort!

Oh, and a s a side note: it makes a wonderful adult beverage with a little vodka or gin as well…just saying!