Avocado Mint Limeade

When days are getting hotter and hottest this week , we chose to eat light and hydrate in plenty. Some days it's fresh fruit salad with custard , sometimes masala butter milk  or  lassi . Back in India Sun will cool down after 3 PM. But strange factor is that sun is at its peak around that time here in Boston.

While I was doing the routine afternoon chores, I could realize that I was sweating from top to toe. Though we get only a couple months to sweat , it's quite unbearable this time. Grabbed few ingredients from the refrigerator and settled on making a drink today for a change.

The classic old lemonade / limeade with a new dress up. This year my mint plant is good enough to grab few sprigs at a time. Just a few mix and match and the result is a wonderful , refreshing drink with a crisp flavor. The addition of avocado lending some body and color to the drink while mint and lime guaranteed flavors here.

After a trial version , quickly made a full pitcher to ensure a generous supply till this evening. While the drink was chilling out , I just rushed out with my other routines as all I wanted is to sit down, sip through every bit of it slowly with a good book . The final verdict came from my kiddo " Can I complete all amma ? "

 Ingredients

Hass Avocado ....................... 1
Lime ..................................... 2
Sugar ...................................1/4 to 1/2 cup , adjusting to taste
Fresh Mint .......................... 1 small bunch
Salt ...................................... a pinch
Crushed pepper .................. a pinch


Method

• Add 2 cups water to a sauce pan and heat through for couple minutes until hot.
• Add 1/2 tsp sugar to this water and stir in the mint leaves.
• After a minute , pick out the leaves and add in the remaining sugar .
• Mix slowly until the sugar is dissolved.
• Take off the sugar syrup and cool it.
• Chop the avocado into cubes, I used only 1/4 of an avocado.
• Blend with 2 cups water , sugar syrup  along with lime juice, salt and pepper.

To serve,

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes , some mint leaves and lime wedges and pour the drink over the ice cubes.