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Cardamom Cucumber Mint Green Tea Spritz

Cool, crisp cucumber and bright mint meet floral cardamom and gently grassy green tea, finished with a lively sparkle.

Cardamom Cucumber Mint Green Tea Spritz

Ingredients

  • ½ cup120 gWater
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
  • 1½ tbsp20 gGranulated sugar
  • 1½ tbsp chopped8 gFresh mintleaves picked
  • 1¾ cups sliced180 gCucumberpeeled and roughly chopped
  • ¾ cup (180 ml)200 gBrewed green teachilled
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ¾ cup (180 ml)200 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled

Steps

  1. Make the cardamom syrup first: in a small pot, combine the water, cardamom and sugar and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.
  2. Take the pot off the heat, stir in the mint, and let it steep for 10 minutes.
  3. Strain the syrup into a jar, pressing on the mint, then chill it in the fridge until cold, about 20 minutes.
  4. While the syrup chills, blend the cucumber with the chilled green tea until smooth, then strain through a fine sieve into a pitcher, pressing on the pulp.
  5. Stir the cold cardamom-mint syrup and the lime juice into the cucumber tea.
  6. Divide the cucumber tea mixture between two glasses over ice.
  7. Top each glass with half of the sparkling water (club soda), stir gently and serve right away.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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