Strawberry Lemonade

Bring strawberries, 2 cups of the water, and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Continue to gently boil over medium, stirring occasionally, until strawberries are very soft, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes.

Pour strawberry mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a small heatproof pitcher, pressing on solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids.

Stir in lemon juice and remaining 2 1/2 cups water. Serve Strawberry Lemonade over ice and garnish with sliced strawberries.