Mint Limeade
Source of Recipe
From Memeber dralstin
List of Ingredients
20 limes
2 1/2 cups boiling water
sugar substitute equivalent to 1 cup sugar
1 small bunch of mint
one 750-ml bottle of sparkling waterRecipe
Roll the limes on a cutting board, bearing down with the palm of your hand. Cut them in half and squeeze out the juice; there should be approximatley one cup. Place the halves in a non-reactive bowl. Pour the water over the lime halves. Steep for no more than 10 minutes. Strain water and pour into lime juice. Stir in sugar substitute.
Crush mint leaves in fingers and stir into juice. allow mint to steep for at least 30 minutes. Strain the juice and serve with half of the sparkling water. Pour over ice. serve with a mint sprig.