Fresh Ginger & Lemon Italian Soda Recipe - Tad Weyland
Prep Time:
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
1 soda (plus 1¾ cups ginger-lemon syrup)
Ingredients
  • Cane sugar, 1½ cups (preferably organic)
  • Water, ¾ cup
  • Fresh ginger root, ½ pound (washed and sliced into ¼-inch thick rounds)
  • Large lemon, 1 (washed, half sliced into ¼-inch thick rounds and the other half sliced into wheels or wedges for serving)
  • Ice
  • Seltzer or sparkling water, 1 bottle (if not making your own seltzer)
Directions
  1. If making seltzer, follow the manufacturers instructions for charging the water. Cover tightly and refrigerate on the container's side for at least 2 hours. (If using store-bought seltzer or sparkling water, skip this step.) 2. To the medium saucepan set over medium heat, add the Sugar Water Bring to a boil and use the wooden spoon to stir occasionally until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and set the simple syrup aside to cool for 5 minutes.
  2. To the blender, add the Sliced ginger Sliced lemon Cover with the warm simple syrup and place a lid on the blender. Begin blending on the lowest speed until the ginger and lemon are roughly chopped, about 1 minute. Turn off the blender and let the ginger-lemon syrup steep for 10 minutes. Repeat, this time blending the ginger-lemon syrup on medium speed for 1 minute before turning the blender off and steeping for 10 minutes more.
  3. Set the chinois (or fine-mesh sieve lined with 2 layers of water-moistened cheesecloth) over a medium bowl. Strain the ginger-lemon syrup through the chinois, using the rubber spatula to help push the mixture through.
  4. Fill a glass with Ice Add ¾ cup Seltzer water Top with ¼ cup ginger-lemon syrup and use the spoon to stir. Adjust the flavor with more ginger-lemon syrup or seltzer as needed. Serve with a Lemon wheel (The remaining ginger-lemon syrup can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.)