Categories: Cold Beverage
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups cold water
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
- 1 1/2-1 3/4 cups sugar, depending on the sweetness of your strawberries
- 10 fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
- sliced fresh strawberries, for garnish
Directions
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Place 2 cups water, the lavender, sugar, and strawberries in a saucepan; bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
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Decrease heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Cover, remove from heat, and let steep for 10 minutes.
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Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a 2-quart container; stir in the lemon juice and remaining 2 ½ cups water.
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Chill until very cold; serve over ice, garnished with sliced strawberries.