Mojito Limeade
Serves:
8
Yield:
8 drinks
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Ingredients:
| 1/2 cup | fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish |
| 2 | limes, cut into wedges, plus more for garnish |
| 2 cups | crushed ice, plus more for serving |
| 1 cup | lime-mint syrup, recipe follows |
| 1 liter | white rum |
| 1/2 cup | fresh lime juice |
| club soda | |
| Lime-mint syrup: | |
| 2 cups | sugar |
| 2 cups | water |
| 2 | limes, zested |
| 1/2 cup | fresh mint leaves |
Directions:
Directions
Muddle the mint leaves and lime wedges with 2 cups crushed ice in the bottom of a large pitcher. Add Lime-Mint Syrup, rum, lime juice, and more ice. Top off with club soda, to taste. Pour into glasses over ice and serve. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge and mint sprigs, if desired.
Lime-Mint Syrup:
Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime zest and mint, and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to infuse the syrup with the flavor of lime and mint. Strain out the mint and zest and refrigerate the syrup, covered, until cold.
Source: foodnetwork.com
