Pink Lavender Lemonade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups cold water
1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups sugar, depending on the sweetness of your strawberries
10 fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
sliced fresh strawberries, for garnish

Preparation

Place 2 cups water, the lavender, sugar, and strawberries in a saucepan; bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Decrease heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
Cover, remove from heat, and let steep for 10 minutes.
Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a 2-quart container; stir in the lemon juice and remaining 2 1/2 cups water.
Chill until very cold; serve over ice, garnished with sliced strawberries.