Sip, savour and soak up the sunshine with these refreshing drinks – perfect for your spring picnic!  

Gooseberry lemonade  

Makes 1.8L // Cooking time 20 minutes 

Ingredients 

For the gooseberry lemonade 

4 lemons, juiced 

¼ cup honey 

⅔ cup gooseberries 

8 mint sprigs 

To serve 

1.5L sparkling water 

1-2 cups gooseberries 

1 lemon, sliced 

Method 

1. For the gooseberry lemonade, blend the lemon juice, honey and gooseberries until smooth.
2. Push the mixture through a sieve, reserving only the liquid.
3. Stir through the mint and refrigerate until needed.
4. To serve, mix the lemonade (about 1½ cups) with the sparkling water. Pour into glasses filled with ice and top with extra gooseberries and a slice of lemon.

Recipe & styling: Kate Turner 

Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za 

Lemon and mint green iced tea  

Makes 1L // Total time 15 minutes (plus refrigeration)  

Ingredients 

1L boiling water  

Tea 2 Green teabags   

6 mint leaves + extra to garnish  

2 lemons, sliced + extra to garnish 

2 Tbsp honey   

Method 

1. Combine the boiling water, teabags, mint and lemons in a heat-safe bowl or jug.
2. Add the honey and stir to dissolve.
3. Set aside to infuse for 5 minutes, then remove the teabags and refrigerate until cold.
4. Top up with water to taste.
5. Serve poured over ice, and garnish with lemon and mint. 

Words: Sjaan van der Ploeg 

Photography: Fresh Living Magazine 

Granadilla, ginger beer and brandy cooler 

Serves 6 ⁄ ⁄ Preparation time 10 minutes    

Ingredients 

Pulp of 12 granadillas 

1 cup brandy  

4 limes, 3 juiced + 1 sliced 

6 glasses of ice 

6 cups ginger beer 

Handful mint  

Method 

1. Mix the granadilla pulp, brandy and lime juice together.
2. Divide between 6 ice-filled glasses and top with ginger beer.
3. Garnish with mint and lime.

Recipe & Styling: Kate Turner 

Photography: K-Leigh Siebritz // HMimages.co.za 

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