HONEY-SWEETENED LIMEADE WITH STRAWBERRIES AND BASIL Recipes

This Honey-Sweetened Limeade with Strawberries and Basil is the perfect drink that you can make in these hot summer days. It is refreshing and refined sugar free made with flavoring freshly squeezed limes with chunky strawberries and basil.

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Philadelphia for a freelance project. My assignment was to take photos of a catering company’s menu for their new website. As I do with all my clients, I sent them a questionnaire asking them about what was it that they were looking for and what did they want the end product to look like. They sent me a long list of things that they wanted to see in their photos. Of all the things on the list one thing was clear; they wanted photos that are bright and colorful with very minimal styling. They also assured me that their kitchen, where I would be shooting, had beautiful natural daylight. I thought to myself, it should be easy. Even though I have an affinity for darker food photography with lots of shadows and shallow depth of field, as a photographer I should be able to deliver what my client needs.

Ingredients
To Make the Honey-Sweetened Simple Syrup:

• 1 cup honey
• 1 1/2 cups water

For the Limeade:

• 12-15 medium size fresh limes plus 1 more as garnish (you need 1 cup of lime juice)
• 1 cup strawberries, sliced – plus more as garnish
• 1/4 cup of basil, chopped – plus more as garnish

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• 5-6 cups of water

Instructions

1. To make the honey-sweetened simple syrup: Place honey and 1 1/2 cups of water in a small saucepan. Cook until honey is completely dissolved. Set aside and let it cool.
2. Zest 3 limes and place the zest in the saucepan with the dissolved honey.
3. Squeeze the juices of the limes. You should have at least one cup of lime juice.
4. To make the limeade: Place the honey mixture and lime juice in a pitcher. Add in sliced strawberries and chopped basil.
5. Add in 5 cups of cold water and give it a good stir. Place it in the fridge to cool for at least 2 hours.
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