When we were in Nepal we visited OR2K quite a few times. OR2K is a popuar Isreli run restaurant, the Middle Eastern fare was well cooked and moderately priced and perfect for those looking for a little Western culture, conversation and free wifi. We spent a fair bit of time there in the last few days of our trip, when the smell of the Kathmandu streets was too much for my sensitive pregnant senses, wasting time on the Internet and drinking this amazing mint lemonade.
I posted the below picture on Instagram, and had a couple of people interested in a recipe.
Yesterday J took it on himself to recreate it and it’s a fabulous as I remember. Obviously slightly different, maybe next time we could add more mint, but it’s the perfect summer mojito mocktail. I also love that’s it’s using ingredients that we can pick straight from our backyard.
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups fresh lime/lemon juice
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- crushed ice to serve
- Juice limes.
- Make sugar syrup with water and sugar.
- Pour lime juice, sugar syrup, and mint into blender.
- Blend until mint is at desired size, add ice.
Yum! Sounds deliciously refreshing indeed! x
Lisa, the mint lime-ade was delicious! I can’t wait to make another batch!
This is such a pretty colour. And this drink would be so refreshing especially with the coming heat xx
It will be so refreshing. I’m thinking that I need to make a jug and leave it sitting in the fridge.
Well now I just need to plant some mint and I’m all set! Looks like a virgin mojito. Perfect for us! 🙂
Absolutely perfect! I do love a mojito!
I think that drink would have been very good today! It was 30 here and I was hot!
Wow Maureen, we haven’t had temps like that yet but I look forward to them.
That looks amazing. I can feel my mouth starting to salivate thinking about it!
Thanks Bri, it really was delicious.
What a fantastic summer drink! And it looks great too 😉
It was so pretty! I can’t wait to serve it up at BBQ’s over summer!
I LOVE mint!! Definitely going to try this – I also am going to plant some mint 🙂
I love mint too and we’ve just found a flourishing patch down at the back of our garden.
Yummy looking drink and so fresh.
Thanks Suzanne, it will be the perfect summer drink.
I just made this (with a little less sugar). It is so so good!!
It probably could do with a little less sugar but I love it. So glad to hear you made it!