{"id":3255,"date":"2013-06-24T00:20:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T00:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2013-10-01T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T12:48:56","slug":"mint-limeade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2013\/06\/24\/mint-limeade\/","title":{"rendered":"Mint Limeade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mint Limeade\u2026the perfect drink to get you out on the deck, slipping your flip-flops off, and sipping away while you dream about being on the beach. \u00a0Or, if you\u2019re my husband, it\u2019s the drink that, in his words, makes you feel like a (sober) Sam Axe\u2026 Yup, it\u2019s the simple things in life that make summer awesome.<\/p>\n

And this drink is super easy to make. \u00a0You take a simple syrup infused with fresh mint leaves and lime zest, then add fresh lime juice, water and ice.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re a few minutes away from taking a sip of refreshing mint limeade, and dreaming yourself away to the beach\u2026<\/p>\n

Mint Limeade<\/span><\/h3>\n

Serves 4-6<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 6 cups water, divided<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup sugar<\/li>\n
  • Zest of 3 limes<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 cup fresh mint leaves<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup lime juice<\/li>\n
  • Ice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • To make the simple syrup, combine 1 cup of water, the sugar, lime zest and mint leaves in a small saucepan. \u00a0Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.<\/li>\n
    • Once the syrup reaches a boil, remove from the heat. \u00a0Let the syrup cool completely, then pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate until cold.<\/li>\n
    • Once the lime-mint syrup is cold, pour the syrup into a pitcher, and add the lime juice and 5 cups of cold water. \u00a0Stir until combined.<\/li>\n
    • Fill glasses with ice, pour the limeade into each glass, and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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      Mint limeade: a.k.a. family-friendly mojitos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,56,506,110],"tags":[491],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3255"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3257,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions\/3257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}