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Homemade lemon barley water

Name: Homemade lemon barley water
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 2 organic unwaxed lemons; 50g caster suger; 125g pearl barley

An easy-to-make lemon barley water recipe for a refreshing summer’s drink.

Serves10

Hands-on10 min

DifficultyEasy

Method

Finely grate the zest from the lemons and place in a large glass bowl with caster sugar. Rinse pearl barley and add to the bowl with 1.2 litres boiling water. Stir well and leave to cool.
Squeeze the juice from the lemons and mix into the cooled barely water. Strain through a sieve and chill. Serve with lots of ice.