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Limonana

Name: Limonana
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Israel
Ingredients: 3 Lemon; 1 pack Mint Leaves; 60g Sugar; 300ml Water; 2 cups Ice

Dessert

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Lemon and mint blended with ice — Israel's frozen summer drink.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Limonana combines the Hebrew words for lemon (limon) and mint (nana). Lemon juice, mint, sugar, and ice are blended into a slushy drink. The pairing of lemon and mint has long been enjoyed in the Middle East, and limonana is a summer café staple in Israel.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a seaside café in Tel Aviv in summer, a green slushy drink is poured into a glass and garnished with mint.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lemon 3
Mint Leaves 1 pack
Sugar 60g
Water 300ml
Ice 2 cups

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Juice the lemons.
Dissolve the sugar in 100ml water to make a syrup.
Put the lemon juice, mint, syrup, remaining water, and ice in a blender.
Blend until smooth and slushy.
Pour into glasses and garnish with mint leaves.

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