By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 12
66 cal · 20 min
Lemongrass-Lime Leaf Soda
Recipe GLPR675c48febca033
A refreshing and aromatic citrus soda infused with lemongrass and Thai lime leaves. Fresh lemon and lime zests are steeped to create a fragrant base that is combined with simple syrup and sparkling soda water for a light, fizzy beverage. Perfect for warm days and pairs beautifully with any meal.
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Ingredients
¼ cup lemon zest (from approximately 6 lemons)
¼ cup lime zest (from approximately 8 limes)
20 makrut (Thai) lime leaves
2 stalks lemongrass, roughly chopped
2 cups water
¾ cup Simple Syrup
6 cups soda water, chilled
Ice cubes
Directions
In a small saucepan, combine the lemon zest, lime zest, makrut lime leaves, and chopped lemongrass with 2 cups of water.
Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the flavors to infuse.
Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a glass jar, discarding the solids. Let the infusion cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled.
To prepare each serving, fill a 12-ounce glass with ice cubes.
Add 2 tablespoons of the chilled lemongrass-lime infusion to the ice-filled glass.
Pour 1 tablespoon of simple syrup over the infusion.
Top the glass with approximately ½ cup of chilled soda water.
Stir gently to combine all ingredients. Repeat steps 5–9 to make 11 additional sodas for a total of 12 servings.
Comments
Makrut lime leaves and lemongrass are specialty items—you'll need to make a dedicated trip to an Asian market in Charlotte, likely outside your regular chain rotation, which adds real friction to a weeknight. The recipe is genuinely 20 minutes if you keep these on hand, but sourcing them first time costs a separate errand. Cost per serving is negligible once you have the base ingredients—maybe thirty cents a glass—because you're mostly making infused water with simple syrup and soda. This is a refreshing, zero-fuss beverage that reheats perfectly chilled, making it ideal for meal prep or entertaining, and the yield of twelve servings means it earns its shelf space in your fridge.
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