Strawberries! I have an overwhelming amount of strawberries in my kitchen right now. There’s definitely a reason for that, but I’ll get to that later. Right now I’m thirsty and I want to do something with my loot. The current issue of Bon Appetit suggests I make a soda with them. Yes. Good call, Bon Appetit. I like you even more now.

So here I am drinking this soda. It’s like grownup sparkling strawberry lemonade and it’s super refreshing! I can definitely see a lot of these in my future….with a lot of gin. CHEERS!

And we’re off!

Put the quartered strawberries in a tall glass with the lemon juice, basil, salt & sugar.

Now MUDDLE until the sugar dissolves. Add ice & club soda to the mixture. Let it chill.

And strain it over a new cup to collect all of the strawberries & basil.

Plop a strawberry in to finish.

Add a few more ice cubes in the glass. Take a sip!

Refreshing, isn’t it?

Strawberry Lemon Basil Soda

makes 1 drink

(Recipe slightly adapted from Bon Appetit, but originally from Contigo)

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon raw sugar
• 5 fresh basil leaves
• 5 strawberries (4 quartered, 1 whole)
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 3/4 club soda

Combine fresh lemon juice, sugar, basil, 4 quartered strawberries, and salt into a pint glass. Muddle the ingredients with a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon until the sugar dissolves. Add the ice and club soda and let it sit until chilled. Strain into a 12 oz. glass filled with ice cubes and garnish with a whole strawberry.