Yield: 2 servings
Juice of 1 lime
12 ounces seltzer or soda water
Cherry Syrup (recipe below)
Mint leaves (optional)
1 lime, sliced (optional)
Fill 2 8-ounce glasses with ice. Divide lime juice between 2 glasses and add enough seltzer or soda water so that glasses are half full. Fill the remainder of each glass with the cherry syrup. If desired, garnish with mint leaves and lime slices.
—Recipe developed for Edible Omaha by Julie Kolpin
Cherry Syrup
Yield: 2 servings
1½ cups water
1 cup sugar
2 cups fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
Bring the water and sugar to a boil over high heat in a deep, thick-bottomed pot. Add the cherries. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
Pour the mixture into a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl and push down on the cherries to release as much of the juice as possible. Let the mixture cool while the juice continues to drain from the fruit. Store extra syrup in glass jar in refrigerator.
Use in Cherry Limeade (recipe above) or serve over ice cream, pancakes or oatmeal.
—Recipe developed for Edible Omaha by Julie Kolpin