Lemon verbena and vanilla cordial - delicious. magazine

Name: Lemon verbena and vanilla cordial - delicious. magazine
Ingredients: Ingredients; Method; Nutrition; 1 vanilla pod; 250g caster sugar; 8g dried lemon verbena leaves , plus extra fresh leaves to serve (see tips); 350ml lemon juice (juice from 8-10 lemons); Lemon slices, edible flowers, ice cubes (see tips) and chilled sparkling water or sparkling wine to serve; 700-750ml bottle with a lid, sterilised; Slit the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Put the pod and seeds in a pan with the sugar and 250ml water, then gently heat to dissolve the sugar.; To serve, put lemon slices, ice cubes (see Expert Touch), edible flowers and verbena leaves in each glass, add 3 tbsp cordial, then top up with sparkling water or sparkling wine.; Recipe continues after advertising adslot-recipe-4; 73kcals Calories; none Fat; 0.1g Protein; 18.2g (18.2g sugars) Carbs; trace Fibre; trace Salt

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This homemade cordial for grown-ups uses herbs, lemon verbena and edible flowers to create a sophisticated cooler for spring and summer days.

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Ingredients

Ingredients
Method
Nutrition
1 vanilla pod
250g caster sugar
8g dried lemon verbena leaves , plus extra fresh leaves to serve (see tips)
350ml lemon juice (juice from 8-10 lemons)
Lemon slices, edible flowers, ice cubes (see tips) and chilled sparkling water or sparkling wine to serve
700-750ml bottle with a lid, sterilised
Slit the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Put the pod and seeds in a pan with the sugar and 250ml water, then gently heat to dissolve the sugar.
To serve, put lemon slices, ice cubes (see Expert Touch), edible flowers and verbena leaves in each glass, add 3 tbsp cordial, then top up with sparkling water or sparkling wine.
Recipe continues after advertising adslot-recipe-4
73kcals Calories
none Fat
0.1g Protein
18.2g (18.2g sugars) Carbs
trace Fibre
trace Salt