Name: Ginger Lemonade
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 large lemons; 3 inch piece of fresh ginger; ½ cup sugar (more or less depending on the sweetness you like ); 4 cups water (chilled ); ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ cup fresh mint leaves (optional )

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Homemade lemonade with a spicy kick from fresh ginger, perfectly sweet, and a hint of salt, poured over ice cubes makes a refreshing summer drink. Ready in under 20 minutes, this lemonade will be your favorite drink in the summer.

2 glasses and a large pitcher of lemonade

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My memories of Indian summers are of hot and lazy days, off from school, hanging out with friends, cousins and chugging down mom's homemade lemonade. Mom always added fresh ginger to lemonade. The first time when my husband, Ravi tasted her lemonade it reminded him of the fresh sugarcane juice in India. This is when I realized that there was something very different about mom's lemonade. It was the freshly grated ginger, with its aroma and spicy kick, that made it so much more refreshing and delicious!

Although lemonade is a classic summer drink, I make it almost throughout the year. It is a crowd-pleaser and a great non-alcoholic drink to serve for your parties; it is a sure hit with adults as well as children.

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Bring lemon juice, sugar, ginger, and a cup of water to boil. Strain, allow it to cool down, and store in a glass jar. To serve simply stir in a few tablespoons of the concentrate in chilled water and a sprinkle of salt.
Place lemon juice, sugar, salt, and ginger in a cup of warm water for a couple of hours to allow the flavors to infuse. Strain and stir in a few tablespoons of the concentrate to chilled water.
Use sparkling water or club soda instead of chilled water to mix in with the ginger lemon concentrate.

Process

Step by step Ginger Lemonade recipe:

Wash and pat dry lemons and ginger. I do not peel ginger, it has a lot of flavors and nutrition. Just make sure to rinse thoroughly and wipe it with paper towels.

lemons, ginger and mint on a cutting board

Cut each lemon into half and juice using a lemon squeezer. Four large lemons will yield approximately ½ cup of lemon juice.

lemon juice, ginger, mint and lemon peels on cutting board

Grate the ginger, 3 inch ginger should yield about 3 tablespoons of grated ginger.

In a small jar add ginger, sugar, salt, and lemon juice. Add 1 cup of water and stir well until the sugar dissolves.

steps showing how to make ginger lemonade concentrate

Take a large pitcher (ideally the one from which you will be serving) and place a strainer over it. Pour the lemon juice mixture and gently press with the back of a spatula to get all the juices out.

pouring ginger concentrate through strainer

Add 4 cups of chilled water, mix well. Serve over ice and mint leaves (optional) for a pop of color.

2 cups of ginger lemonade with mint on the side.

Storing

Although freshly made lemonade always tastes the best, you can easily refrigerate it for 2 to 3 days. You can also make the concentrate and store it in the fridge up to a week ahead or pour in an ice cube tray and freeze for longer shelf life.

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4.54 from 13 votes

Ginger Lemonade

Fresh lemonade with a kick of zesty fresh ginger.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Beverage

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Archana Mundhe

Ingredients

▢ 4 large lemons
▢ 3 inch piece of fresh ginger
▢ ½ cup sugar more or less depending on the sweetness you like
▢ 4 cups water chilled
▢ ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
▢ ¼ cup fresh mint leaves optional

Instructions

Wash and pat dry lemons and ginger. I do not peel ginger, it has a lot of flavors and nutrition. Just make sure to rinse thoroughly and wipe it with paper towels. Cut each lemon into half and juice using a lemon squeezer. Four large lemons will yield approximately ½ cup of lemon juice. Grate the ginger, 3 inch ginger should yield about 3 tablespoons of grated ginger.
In a small jar add ginger, sugar, salt and lemon juice. Add 1 cup of water and stir well until the sugar dissolves.
Take a large pitcher (ideally the one from which you will be serving) and place a strainer over it. Pour the lemon juice mixture and gently press with the back of a spatula to get all the juices out. Add 4 cups of chilled water, mix well. Serve over ice, top with mint leaves (optional) for a pop of color.

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Update Notes: This recipe was originally posted in 2016, but was updated in June 2019 with new photos and step by step recipe.

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