Lupin Free Cucumber-Basil Salty Mint Lemonade Soda
This drink is the kind of thing you make once and immediately want every single day of summer. Fresh cucumber gets muddled down to pure juice, then layered with a honey syrup steeped in real basil and mint leaves — the result is floral, cooling, and just a little savory from a pinch of sea salt. That tiny hit of salt is the secret weapon here, rounding out the bright lemon and making the whole glass taste more alive. Every ingredient is straightforward and naturally free from lupin and lupin-derived additives, so there's no label-scanning required before you get started. The herb syrup comes together in minutes on the stovetop, and the rest is just muddling, straining, and pouring — genuinely low effort for something that looks and tastes this impressive. Topped with sparkling water and garnished with a cucumber slice and a fresh herb sprig, it's as pretty as anything you'd order at a restaurant. Keep the syrup recipe in your back pocket, because you're going to want to make a double batch.
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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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