Even though the addition of basil in drinks seems unusual, we recommend giving one of the following recipes a chance.
Drink basil with lemon
The standard duet of gin and tonic can be transformed, adding only one additional ingredient - fresh basil leaves.
Ingredients:
- lemon juice - 15 ml;
- leaves of basil - 4 pcs .;
- gin - 55 ml;
- tonic - to taste.
Preparation
At the bottom of a glass or a glass in which you plan to serve a drink, put some basil leaves and pour the lemon juice. Cut the basil with a pistil, and then pour it into a gin. Dilute the fragrant mixture with a tonic until the desired strength. Drink basil, you can add a cube of ice and a slice of fresh lemon.
Drink basil with citric acid for the winter
From the basil leaves you can prepare not only alcoholic cocktails and lemonades, but also compotes. This compote has a peculiar taste and is intended for large lovers of this fragrant herb.
Ingredients:
- a bunch of purple basil;
- sugar - 390 g;
- citric acid - 1 teaspoon;
- water - 2.9 liters.
Preparation
Rinse the washed basil in a clean jar and fill with boiling water. Leave the jars for 10 minutes, then drain the water, add sugar with citric acid and bring the syrup to a boil. Re-fill the cans and roll them.
Drink basil with lemon and mint
Ingredients:
- a bunch of purple basil;
- mint - 5 branches;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- sugar - 90 g;
- water 1.4 liters.
Preparation
Water bring to a boil along with the sugar and pour the rinsed basil and mint with boiling syrup. Leave the leaves for about 10 minutes, and then take care of lemons. Divide the citrus in half and squeeze the juice out of it. Pour the lemon juice into a drink of basil and mint let it cool and strain.
Drink from basil - recipe
Basil is well combined with berries, which is why in the season we recommend paying attention to this drink.
Ingredients:
- sugar - 180 g;
- water 230 ml;
- blueberries - 85 g;
- lemon juice - 215 ml;
- water 2.2 liters;
- sprigs of basil - 3 pcs.
Preparation
Bilberry pour water, add sugar and send to cook for 20 minutes. After the time has elapsed, mash the berries and strain the syrup. Mix the hot syrup with lemon juice and put the sprigs of basil. Leave the syrup until completely cooled and then dilute with water.