Name: Ginger lemon fizz
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 500ml syrup
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50g fresh root ginger roughly chopped; 300g caster sugar; 2 lemons sliced, plus extra to serve; sparkling water

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Ginger lemon fizz

Ginger lemon fizz

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500ml syrup

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 5 mins

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A refreshing alternative to shop-bought soft drinks, perfect for the summer

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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50g fresh root ginger

roughly chopped
300g caster sugar
2 lemons

sliced, plus extra to serve
sparkling water

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Nutrition: per tbsp syrup

kcal25
fat0g
saturates0g
carbs6g
sugars7g
fibre0g
protein0g
salt0g

low

Method

step 1

Place the ginger, sugar and lemon slices in a pan with 150-200ml water. Bring to the boil, then cook until the sugar dissolves. Take off the heat, leave to cool, then press through a sieve.
step 2

To serve, pour into a pitcher and top up with sparkling water and extra lemon slices.

RECIPE TIPS

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You can store the syrup in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2009

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