This week at I Heart Cooking Clubs (IHCC), the theme is "Wet Your Whistle!". It's a week of cocktail, mocktail, iced tea, fruit juices, smoothies.... a fun and slurpingly refreshing week!
I've made Mint Lime Surprise, a very refreshing drink. I've used fresh mint leaves from my garden pot, and wanted to use my calamansi limes, but they are not quite ready to be harvested yet, so I bought a few limes from the market instead. Slice the mint leaves thinly, juice the limes and mix everything in a jug. I've added a little more sugar to taste and press the mint leaves lightly with a spoon to extract the lovely minty flavour. The fresh mint leaves, the lime juice with the carbonated sparkling water, and with heaps of ice cubes, would perk you up on a hot, humid day. Made this as an after dinner refreshment drink, and it was welcome with huge grins!
(adapted from coles.com, Curtis Stone)
1/4 cup mint leaves, thinly sliced
Juice from 2 limes
2 cups sparkling wateer
1 tbsp sugar
Ice cubes, to serve
Place all ingredients into a jug, stir and serve. As an alternative to limes, try another citrus fruit or give melons and berries a go.
I'm linking this post with I Heart Cooking Clubs (IHCC), theme for this week
Wet Your Whistle!
If only it were a hot day in PA today Joyce but, alas, another rainy day:( I shouldn't complain, we really do need the rain since we had barely any snow this Winter. However, it is after all, May:)
ReplyDeleteThis drink sounds quite refreshing even if you couldn't harvest your own limes quite yet. Soon...
Thank you so much for sharing, Joyce...
Mint and lime...Absolutely refreshing!
ReplyDeleteSuch a delicious and refreshing drink for the warmer weather coming. xo Catherine
ReplyDeleteLook fresh and delicious Joyce !
ReplyDeleteHi Joyce,
ReplyDeleteNow I'm back at the chilly Melbourne, I can imagine that Malaysia and Singapore must be still warm... but it must be nice to sit back and chill out with this lovely lime drink.
Zoe
Joyce, that's a great thirst quencher! I need a big jug :D
ReplyDeletereally fresh and superb excellent idea for this hot summer that will be ! Bacione Mirta
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of drink you want to have on a hot day ! Looks very refreshing
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful, refreshing drink. Perfect for our Hawaiian weather too.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to have summer roll around and make this refreshing mint drink.
ReplyDeleteLet's make a big jug! :D
ReplyDeleteMint and lime is one of my favorite flavor combination Joyce. This looks perfectly refreshing. You'll have to make it again with your calamansi--yum! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely and refreshing drink Joyce - perfect in hot weather.
ReplyDeleteYum! I have a freezer full of calamondins, so I might take your idea of using them and run with it!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect drink for a summer day like today in Germany
ReplyDeleteLime and mint go great together so this sounds good.
ReplyDeleteIs there anything better than mint and lime together. It's so refreshing, and always makes me think of tropical holidays. I would definitely enjoy this "surprise" :-)
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