Ingredients

  • Lemons 4
  • Spinneysfood Fine Grain White Sugar 200g
  • Spinneysfood Bottled Drinking Water 250ml
  • Lemon leaves 2
  • Fresh seasonal fruit (cherries, strawberries, stone fruit) 150g
  • Fresh herbs (lemon verbena, thyme, or lavender) A handful
  • Sparkling water 750ml
  • Spinneysfood Ice Cubes A handful

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Fruit pressé

French 15 Mins Prep · 10 Mins Cook


  1. Using a vegetable peeler, peel one lemon and reserve the peel. Juice the lemons and set aside.
  2. To make the syrup, dissolve the sugar in the water in a small saucepan over a low heat. Add the lemon peel and leaves. Bring to a gentle boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. Remove from the heat. Stir in the lemon juice. Cool completely, then strain and refrigerate.
  4. When ready to serve, add the fruit and herbs to each glass. Add the ice cubes. Fill ¼ of the glass with the syrup then top with sparkling water.
  5. Serve immediately.