Lemon Ginger Iced Tea Food

GINGER LEMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Boil 1 liter of water and pour into a heat resistant mug, add in 4 bags of black tea.
• Add in the zest* of one lemon, grate a knob of ginger and add two sprigs of mint. Muddle it a bit to release the juices. If you don't want such a strong ginger flavor, just don't grate it and slice it instead.
• When lukewarm - add in honey and juice of one lemon. Remove the tea bags. Stir and give it a taste. Adjust amount of honey to your own liking.**
• Run the iced tea through a sift to remove all zest and ginger pieces. Set in the refrigerator until it's cold. Serve with lemon slices, mint sprigs and ice cubes.

ICED LEMON GINGER TEA

Steps:

• Peel gingerroot and cut crosswise into thin slices. In a medium saucepan boil water, gingerroot, honey, sugar, and zest, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat and steep "tea" covered, 45 minutes. Uncover tea and cool completely.
• Remove gingerroot and zest with a slotted spoon and discard. Transfer tea to a pitcher and stir in lemon juice. (Chill tea, covered, until cold and up to 2 days.)
• Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with lemon slices.

LEMON GINGER TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Add lemon juice, the squeezed lemon, and ginger. Let steep about 20 minutes. Stir in honey. Line a strainer with a thin wet cloth and strain tea into a pitcher. Chill thoroughly and serve on ice with thin slices of lemon and lime.

LEMON-GINGER ICED TEA WITH BERRY CUBES

Steps:

• Place about 4 raspberries in each compartment of an ice cube tray, 6 hours before serving iced tea. Fill with water and freeze.
• Place honey, 2 cups water and ginger in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Let mixture steep for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour, then strain out solids.
• In a pitcher combine strained liquid with 6 cups water and lemon juice. Chill in refrigerator.
• To serve, place 3 ice cubes in a tall glass and pour iced tea over cubes. Garnish with lemon slices and mint sprigs.

ICED LEMON & GINGER MINT TEA

Steps:

• Place tea bags, ginger, mint& sugar in saucepan.
• Pour in boiling water, cover, and let stand 10 minutes.
• Strain tea into large pitcher and stir in lemon.
• Refrigerate until cold.
• Pour into ice filled glasses and garnish with mint.

ROOIBOS, FRESH APPLE, GINGER AND LEMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Boil water and pour over rooibos teabags in a teapot or jug. You'll see the lovely red colour developing immediately.
• Allow rooibos infusion to cool down and transfer to fridge, with tea bags remaining - you really want to extract the most out of this healthy tea.
• Juice apples with ginger and lemon and chill in fridge. (Use freezer for the juice and rooibos to shorten time between making and serving.).
• To serve, fill each glass with about two-thirds rooibos and one-third juice, adjusting according to your guest's taste for sweetness. Stir and enjoy this healthy iced rooibos tea!

LEMON-GINGER ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil; add lemon-ginger tea bag. Let steep for 5 minutes. Sweeten with sugar and allow to cool.
• Mix lemon-ginger tea and orange pekoe tea together and serve over ice.