Lemon Barley Water

Name: Lemon Barley Water
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 1 cup pearl barley; 2L water; zest and juice of 3 lemons; 1/2 cup caster sugar; fresh mint and ice to serve

A classic refreshing cordial made from barley and lemon. Adding the lemon juice only once the barley water has cooled completely keeps the drink clear instead of turning cloudy and bitter.

Total time

35 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

1 cuppearl barley

2Lwater

zest and juice of 3lemons

1/2 cupcaster sugar

fresh mint and iceto serve

Instructions

Boil barley in water 30 minutes. Strain, reserving liquid.

Stir sugar and lemon zest into hot barley water until dissolved.

Cool completely.

Stir in lemon juice.

Serve over ice with mint.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

101

Protein

0.2g

Fat

Carbs

26.5g

Fiber

0.4g

Sodium

1mg

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