Iced Green Tea with Lemon & Honey
Iced green tea with lemon and ginger makes for a refreshing and revitalizing beverage. Each glass is naturally sweetened with honey and jam packed with antioxidants. Perfect for those warm summer days!
For the Iced Green Tea
Ingredients:
- 6 Salada Green Tea bags
- 6 cups of fresh water
For the Lemon Ginger Syrup
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of water
- ½ cup of granulated sugar
- ½ cup of honey
- ⅓ cup of peeled and sliced fresh ginger
- ¾ cup of lemon juice
- Lemon peel from about 2 lemons
Instructions:
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Bring water to a boil and tea bags steep for 7 minutes. Once cooled, refrigerate.
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Stir together water, granulated sugar and honey in a saucepan on medium heat. Let it come to a simmer.
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Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and add ginger, lemon juice and lemon peel.
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Stir and let syrup cool to room temperature.
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Once cooled, pour syrup through a strainer to remove the ginger and lemon peel.
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Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
To serve:
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Add your desired amount of lemon ginger syrup to iced green tea. Adjust syrup amount to your liking!