Last weekend marked my annual Ladies' Weekend trip with my girlfriends of 15 years. We celebrated our weekend this year in Las Vegas. It was a fabulous time filled with delicious food, fantastic seats at Cirque Du Soleil's LOVE and lots of laughter. I made Bobby Flay's Mojito Limeade recipe for an afternoon lunch and found them to be very tasty and refreshing. I hope you try them too, they are sure to be a hit!
Recipe: Mojito Limeade
Recipe From: Bobby Flay
Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
2 limes, cut into wedges, plus more for garnish
2 cups crushed ice, plus more for serving
1 cup Lime-Mint Syrup, recipe follows
1 liter white rum
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
Club soda
Muddle the mint leaves and lime wedges with 2 cups crushed ice in the bottom of a large pitcher. Add Lime-Mint Syrup, rum, lime juice, and more ice. Top off with club soda, to taste. Pour into glasses over ice and serve. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge and mint sprigs, if desired.
Lime-Mint Syrup:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 limes, zested
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime zest and mint, and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to infuse the syrup with the flavor of lime and mint. Strain out the mint and zest and refrigerate the syrup, covered, until cold.
You will find it helpful to make the lime-mint syrup in advance so you can quickly prepare the Mojitos for your guests. Cheers!
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