Limeade with mint

Name: Limeade with mint
Total time: 15 min
Yield: ± 1 litre
Ingredients: 10 small limes (± 120 ml juice); 80 g sugar; 100 ml water; 650 ml cold still or sparkling water; a few sprigs of mint; ice cubes

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: ± 1 litre
Time: 15 min
From: Lime

Ingredients

10 small limes (± 120 ml juice)
80 g sugar
100 ml water
650 ml cold still or sparkling water
a few sprigs of mint
ice cubes

Method

Grate the green zest of 2 limes and squeeze all the limes.
Bring the 100 ml water to the boil with the sugar and zest, stir until the sugar has dissolved and leave to cool.
Strain this syrup into a jug, add the lime juice and the cold or sparkling water and stir well.
Bruise the mint lightly between your hands, add it to the jug and serve with ice cubes. Taste and add a little sugar or water as you like.

Storing: Without the sparkling water, 2 days in a closed bottle in the fridge; only add sparkling water when serving.