Did you know you can protect your skin from the sun from the inside out? In one study, participants who ate five tablespoons of tomato paste every day for 12 weeks suffered significantly less sunburn than a control group. To get the benefit, try this tomato lemonade -- it's way tastier than eating your sunscreen.
Serves 10
Ingredients:
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
2 pounds tomatoes, preferably yellow or orange, cored and chopped
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
3 cups ice water
Lemon wedges and herb sprigs, for garnish
Directions:
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water and bring to a simmer over moderate heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Let the simple syrup cool to room temperature.
In a food processor, puree the tomatoes and strain the puree through a sieve into a pitcher; discard the solids. Add the simple syrup, lemon juice and ice water and stir.
Fill 10 tall glasses with ice. Pour in the tomato lemonade, garnish with lemon wedges and herb sprigs and serve.
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