Chia Lemonade
Main ingredients: Lime juice, sugar and chia Level of cooking: easy
Servings 2
Calories 100kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon chia seeds (black or white)
- 4 tablespoon simple sugar syrup (You can substitute agave nectar, honey, or maple syrup)
- 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves crushed
- 2 cup water or soda water chilled
- 1/2 cup ice cubes
Instructions
preparation:
- Lightly crush the mint leaves with 1 tablespoon of water in a mortar pestle.
- In a medium bowl, mix the chia seeds with 1 cup cold water. Let stand 15 minutes. Drain and rinse the seeds.
Method 1:
- Mix ingredients in pitcher and taste.
- Add ice and serve in decorative glasses.
Method 2
- In the glass, place ice cubes or crushed ice.
- Pour one tablespoon of soaked chia seeds and crush mint leaves in a glass.
- Pour two tablespoon of tablespoon sugar syrup and 1 tablespoon lemon juice over it and stir using a stirrer.
- Top the glass with chilled with soda water or chilled water and stir to mix all ingredients.
- Garnish with lemon slices and serve immediately.
- Repeat the same steps to make more drinks.
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Notes
- For a sweeter drink, add more simple syrup.
- For a tarter drink, add more lemon juice.