I made this. I drank this, and I became an instant addict. From The Ultimate Blender Cookbook by Rebecca Ffrench this is just something you have never experienced before. Now, I have a monstrous sweet tooth, but I’m trying to cut back. For me, sugar has always intensified the flavor — though Suzen says I’m just overpowering the natural flavor.
Well, here I followed the recipe to the last syllable. This is a knockout beverage. Basically, you are drinking unsweetened lemon juice with a heavy dose of mint. There is some sweetness here, from a little honey, but not that much, perhaps just enough to keep your mouth from permanently puckering together.
Rebecca suggests making this is batches and freezing it. When you want to drink, defrost and reblend with some additional ice cubes. That’s exactly what I did here and I got three days of sipping pleasure. And she says this will cool you down on a hot day. It's the middle of winter and I can see myself enjoying this every week. It's pulsatingly refreshing.
The flavor is certainly lemon-mint, not lemon and not mint. By itself, this is a very good beverage. I can, of course, see this as a fundamental component in an advanced cocktail. Add some coconut rum, for example, or some lemon vodka, and you have the makings of cocktail inspiration.
Cool Mint Slush
Yield: 4 to 6 large drinks
Ingredients:
- 1 whole lemon, cut into quarters, seeds removed
- ¾ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (juice of about 3 lemons)
- ⅓ cup raw honey, or more to taste
- ¼ cup water
- 4 cups ice
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, plus extra for garnish
Preparation:
Add the cut lemon and lemon juice to the container and blend on medium-high until smooth.
Add the honey, water, and ice and continue to blend until completely smooth.
Put the mint in the container and pulse five or six times, until the mint is chopped and mixed throughout. Serve garnished with mint leaves.
Source: The Ultimate Blender Cookbook by Rebecca Ffrench [Countryman Press, 2015]
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