Pineapple Sage Lemonade

This year, my husband signed us up to be members of our neighborhood conservatory so that we could get first dibs on the plant sale. I'm always on the lookout for fun and unique herbs and plants. I found something that I had never heard of before at the sale: Pineapple Sage, so I HAD to get it! But, of course now that I had bought it I had no idea what to make with it.

I found a recipe online for Pineapple Sage Iced tea. It involved freezing pineapple juice in ice cube trays, which I don't have the patience for tonight. So, I decided to try sprucing up a traditional summertime favorite: Lemonade.

This is a basic lemonade recipe with a little something extra, you can really upgrade your lemonade whichever way you like. Try substituting any kind of mint for the sage here.

Pineapple Sage Lemonade

(for 1 quart)

Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice from 2-3 lemons, depending on the size of your lemons you may need more or less

2 cups of ice

cold water (for sparkling lemonade, use carbonated water, such as San Pellegrino)

honey (to taste)

8-10 Pineapple Sage Leaves roughly chopped

Pour the lemon juice and ice in a pitcher, add water until it is just under a quart. Add honey to taste. Add sage leaves and stir until the honey has completely dissolved. Immediately serve over fresh ice. Enjoy!