With summer upon us, what better way to beat the heat than with some refreshing ice-cool drinks. Here are some easy-to-make summer coolers.
Cucumber lemonade
Ingredients
Lemons: 2
Sugar: 1 or 2 tsp
Cucumber: 1
Method
Mix lime juice with sugar until dissolved. Peel and deseed cucumber, chop, mix in blender. Add ice cubes. Add lemon-sugar mix. Mix again in blender. Serve decorated with lemon slice
Tropical ice coffee
Ingredients
Cold coffee: half a glass
Coconut milk: quarter glass
Sugar: to taste
Vanilla ice cream: one scoop
Method
Mix cold coffee with coconut milk. Add sugar to taste. Add vanilla ice cream. Decorate with a coffee bean and a little grated coconut.
Tea fizz
Ingredients
Light black tea: half a glass
Juice of half a lemon
Sugar: to taste
Soda: half a bottle
Method
Brew a glass of light black tea and let it cool. Add the juice of lemon. Add sugar or sugar syrup according to taste. Add cold soda and ice cubes. Decorate with mint leaves and lemon slice.
(Recipes courtesy Fusion, Kovalam)
