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Amy Campbell's recipe for Roasted Strawberry Mint Lemonade using local strawberries

Amy Campbell is the host of "The Tennessee Farm Table" show. It airs Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 9:00 A.M. on WDVX in Knoxville and is available on your schedule by podcast at TennesseeFarmTable.com.

Ingredients

¾ pound fresh strawberries (about 20 strawberries), hulled and sliced

¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided

4½ cups cold filtered water, divided

1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 5 large lemons)

6 sprigs fresh mint

For Garnish (optional):

Lemon slices

Whole strawberries

Fresh mint sprigs

Instructions:

Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees.

In a shallow baking dish, toss the strawberries with 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar. Arrange them in an even layer and roast for 25 minutes until the berries are soft, slightly darkened and juicy. Removed from the oven and let cool.

While the strawberries are roasting make your simple syrup. Place ¾ cup sugar and ¾ cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring regularly until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.

Transfer your cooled strawberries to a blender or food processor (make sure you get all the awesome roasted strawberry juice in there) and purée until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher.

Add the lemon juice, mint sprigs, and remaining 3¾ cups cold filtered water to the strawberry puree and mix well. Stir in the simple syrup ¼ cup at a time until you reach your desired level of sweetness. (If your strawberries are very ripe, you may only need about half of the syrup! Save the remaining syrup for future cocktails.) Refrigerate the lemonade for about 30 minutes to let the flavors mingle.

To serve, pour lemonade into ice-filled glasses. Garnish with lemon slices, strawberries, and fresh mint for added fanciness.

Amy Campbell is the host of "The Tennessee Farm Table" show. It airs Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 9:00 A.M. on WDVX in Knoxville and is available on your schedule by podcast at www.TennesseeFarmTable.com.

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