Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade

• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 pound rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
• 3/4 cup sugar, or to taste
• Two 3-inch strips of lemon zest removed with a vegetable peeler plus additional for garnish
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice

1. In a saucepan stir together the water, the rhubarb, the sugar, 2 strips of the zest, and the vanilla, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it, covered, for 8 minutes.
2. Stir in 1 cup of the strawberries and boil the mixture, covered for 2 minutes.
3. Let the mixture cool and strain it through a coarse sieve set over a pitcher, pressing hard on the solids.
4. Stir the remaining 1 cup of strawberries and lemon juice, divide among stemmed glasses filled with ice cubes, and garnish each glass with additional zest.

water, rhubarb, sugar, vanilla, strawberries, lemon juice

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/strawberry-rhubarb-lemonade.html (may not work)