Nectarine-basil Lemonade

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup fresh basil leaf, plus
• additional fresh basil leaf, for garnish
• 2 nectarines, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup sugar (to taste)
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan stir together 2 cups of the water, 1 cup of the basil, 1 of the nectarines and the sugar, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 5 minutes.
• 2 let the mixture cool and strain it through a fine sieve set over a pitcher, pressing hard on the solids.
• 3 stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups water, the remaining nectarine, sliced thin, and the lemon juice.
• 4 divide the lemonade among tall glasses filled with ice cubes and garnish each drink with some of the additional basil.