Butterfly Pea Limeade

Ingredients

• 10 butterfly pea flowers (or a pinch dried)
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 lime
• 2 tbsp honey
• ice

Method

• Steep butterfly pea flowers in hot water until deep blue-purple; strain and cool
• Stir honey into the butterfly pea water until dissolved
• Add ice to a glass; pour in the butterfly pea water
• Squeeze in lime the drink turns a lovely purple-pink; serve

How to Choose

Choose deep-blue fresh flowers (or nicely coloured dried ones, not faded) with no mould · juicy lime · real honey.

Chef's Secret

Secret: steep the flowers in hot water (don't boil hard for long) so the colour stays vivid; squeeze the lime in front of guests to show the colour change from purple to pink a fun touch; sweeten with honey.

Butterfly pea flowers + lime + honey full set at Fresh Market Online.