Cheat’s ginger beer

Cheat’s ginger beer

By Sara Buenfeld
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Prep: 10 mins No cook

Easy

Serves 6

Create a wonderfully refreshing alcohol-free summer spritz with only four ingredients - make as spicy as you like

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal113
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs27g
  • sugars27g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0g
  • salt0g
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Ingredients

  • 100g ginger, scrubbed and roughly chopped
    Ginger

    Ginger

    jin-jer

    Mainly grown in Jamaica, Africa, India, China and Australia, ginger is the root of the plant. It…

  • 1 lemon, chopped
    Lemon

    Lemon

    le-mon

    Oval in shape with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile…

  • 100g light muscovado sugar
  • 1-litre bottle chilled lemonade or sparkling water, to serve

Method

  1. Put the ginger and lemon in a bowl, pour over 300ml water and blitz with a hand blender until very smooth. Strain through a sieve into a bowl, then press the pulp to remove as much liquid as you can. Add the sugar to the bowl and blitz again.

  2. Decant into a bottle. Chill until ready to use. Add the lemonade or sparkling water to dilute before serving.

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Victoria_Jane
28th Jul, 2015
I made this with spring water but felt the lemon overpowered the ginger, added a small teaspoon of honey to the glass to sweeten it. Worked perfectly. Will be trying rest with lemonade.
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SproutLover
13th Jun, 2014
Wow, this is lovely and so simple to make, very refreshing.
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nurturebird
5th Aug, 2013
Yum Yum! Easy - Delicious - Impressive .... splendid.
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nurturebird
4th Aug, 2013
This is delicious. I kept it in the fridge for over 2 weeks and it was still great.
jean594
11th May, 2013
5.05
Very easy to make, my 11 year old son made it really and loves it
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lurwin
27th Nov, 2012
5.05
Really nice, didn't bother with the sugar, as thought there'd be enough in the lemonade itself, lovely and refreshing!
silverleaf
26th Aug, 2012
marvellous. so easy and quick. mixed with apple juice and elderflower . any way.
rbrowitt
20th Aug, 2012
5.05
Gorgeous fresh lemon and ginger taste and really quick and easy to make. We tried it with sparkling water and couldn't get rid of the strong sparkling water taste, so tried it with lemonade and it was divine. I'll certainly be making lots more using this recipe.
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