Lemon Verbena Lemonade

Ingredients

• 1- ½ cups of fresh lemon juice (about 8 lemons)

• ¼ cup of lemon zest (about 8 lemons)

• 1 to 1- ¼ cups of sugar (depending on your sweetness level)

• ¼ cup of lemon verbena (whole leaves)

• 7 cups of water

• Lemon verbena leaves for garnish

1. In a small saucepan, add sugar, lemon zest, lemon verbena, and 1 cup of water over medium heat. Bring to boil and then reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes.

2. Remove from heat and let it cool (about 1 hour) to let zest and leaves to influse syrup.

3. Strain syrup into a large pitcher and press lightly to extract syrup from zest and leaves.

4. Add lemon juice and water into the pitcher and stir.

5. To serve, fill your glasses with ice and 2 leaves of lemon verbena. Pour lemonade over and enjoy!