When I arrived to live in Egypt eight months ago, it was
cold! Much colder than I expected. The heater in our house didn’t work properly and I baked just to keep the oven on to warm the kitchen. I drank a lot of tea and coffee to warm myself from the inside and I
wore my new Marks & Spencer cardigan every single day, with fuzzy slippers
inside and shoes with socks when I went outside. It was quite the fashion statement. As the year wore on, winter gradually
disappeared and summer took its place.
Our evenings are still pleasant but during the daytime, a refreshing
drink hits all the right spots. If it’s
summer in your part of the world right now, you will enjoy Egypt’s traditional
drink made with lemon and fresh mint.
It’s one of my favorite things and is so easy to make.
Ingredients for two refreshing glasses
1 large lemon
Handful of fresh mint (or more if you prefer)
1/4 cup or 60ml simple syrup
Ice for blending and serving
Method
Pick the leaves off of your bunch of mint and rinse well in
a salad spinner. Spin to dry. Put your mint in a blender.
Peel the lemon and use a sharp knife to cut it into chunks,
making sure to leave behind the white parts that separate the pegs of lemon. Add the lemon chunks to the blender.
Add in your simple syrup and another 1/4 cup or 60ml of
water.
Put in a few cubes of ice. Blend until completely liquid.
Serve over more ice.
Enjoy!
