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Ingredients
Mint and Lime Water
- Ingredients
- 4 Tbsps brown sugar
- 6 Limes
- 2 sprigs mint
- Crushed ice
- 14 ozs mineral water (or sparkling water - well chilled)
Bring the sugar and approximately 2 1/2 ounces of water to a boil. Reduce the heat simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Rinse one of the limes in hot water and pat dry. Finely grate the zest, cut in half, and cut 4 slices for garnish. Squeeze the juice from all of the remaining limes.
Rinse the mint and pat dry. Remove the leaves from the stems and finely chop. Add the mint, lime zest, and the lime juice to the syrup.
Fill the glasses half-full with ice. Add the mint-syrup mixture to the glasses. Fill with the cold mineral water, garnish with the lime slices, and serve.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 117 cal. | (6 %) | ||
| Protein | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Fat | 2 g | (2 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 21 g | (14 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 20 g | (80 %) | ||
| Roughage | 0.8 g | (3 %) |
Healthy, because
This lime water is not only pure refreshment. Vitamin C from the limes protects the body, similar to vitamin E and beta-carotene, from uncontrolled radical formation and thus from cell damage. Although limes do not have quite as much vitamin C as their big sister, the lemon, they still contribute to the supply of the fitness vitamin.
Even smarter
The recipe can easily be extended to a cucumber-mint lime lemonade. Simply wash a small cucumber, cut it into slices, puree and add to the syrup.