Lemon verbena and vanilla cordial
- Published: 16 Apr 21
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
This homemade cordial for grown-ups uses herbs, lemon verbena, lemon juice and edible flowers to create a sophisticated cooler for spring and summer days.
Or, when elderflowers are in season, go foraging and then make this recipe for elderflower cordial.
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Makes about 650ml cordial (14-15 servings) -
Hands-on time 20 min, plus cooling
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Recipe from April 2021 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 73kcals
- Fat
- none
- Protein
- 0.1g
- Carbohydrates
- 18.2g (18.2g sugars)
- Fibre
- trace
- Salt
- trace
delicious. tips
Expert touch: Make decorative ice cubes by freezing edible flowers or tarragon leaves in ice cubes, if you like.
Easy swap: If you can’t find fresh lemon verbena to garnish, use mint.
Unopened bottles will keep for up to 1 month. Once opened, store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Watch our video about how to sterilise bottles and jars.
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