Homemade lemon barley water

Name: Homemade lemon barley water
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 organic unwaxed lemons; 50g caster suger; 125g pearl barley

Published: 31 Jul 05
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Fancy a zingy summer drink to go with your tennis viewing? Of course you do! Here’s how to make your own homemade lemon barley water – it takes just three ingredients and 10 minutes to make.

Serves 10
Takes 10 minutes to make, plus cooling

Visit deliciousmagazine.co.uk to save recipe

Ingredients

2 organic unwaxed lemons
50g caster suger
125g pearl barley

Method

Finely grate the zest from the lemons and place in a large glass bowl with caster sugar. Rinse pearl barley and add to the bowl with 1.2 litres boiling water. Stir well and leave to cool.
Squeeze the juice from the lemons and mix into the cooled barely water. Strain through a sieve and chill. Serve with lots of ice.

Recipe from August 2005 Issue

Fancy getting a copy in print?

Subscribe to our magazine

Homemade lemon barley water

Ingredients

Method

Fresh raspberry lemonade

Easy homemade lemonade

Blueberry lemonade

Elderflower cordial

Elderflower fizz

More to discover

Homemade lemon barley water

Ingredients

Method

Or, how about...?

Fresh raspberry lemonade

Easy homemade lemonade

Blueberry lemonade

Elderflower cordial

Elderflower fizz

More to discover