Almond Free Cucumber-Basil Salty Mint Lemonade Soda
This drink is the kind of thing you make once and immediately want to serve at every summer gathering — cool, herby, and just a little bit fancy without requiring any special equipment or hard-to-find ingredients. A quick honey syrup steeped with fresh basil and mint does the heavy lifting on flavor, while muddled cucumber adds a clean, garden-fresh backbone that makes each sip feel genuinely refreshing. A pinch of sea salt might sound unexpected in a lemonade, but it rounds out the sweetness and brightens the citrus in a way that's quietly brilliant. Every ingredient here is straightforward and naturally free from tree nuts, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress — just fresh produce, honey, lemon juice, and sparkling water. The whole process is simple enough to pull off on a weeknight but impressive enough to set out for guests with a cucumber slice and a sprig of herbs floating on top. Serve it immediately over ice so the bubbles stay lively and the cucumber stays crisp.
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2 servings
For the honey syrup
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp water
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
For the drink
- ½ cup cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 ½ lemons)
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
For serving
- 2 thin cucumber slices, for garnish (optional)
- 2 small fresh basil or mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the honey and water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until the honey fully dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the basil and mint leaves, and stir to submerge them.
- 2
Let the herb syrup steep off the heat for 10 minutes, until fragrant and lightly tinted green.
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