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Cucumber Mint Grapefruit Tea Tonic

A tart, gently bitter grapefruit and green tea cooler with crisp cucumber, cool mint and a light honey sweetness, served icy cold.

Cucumber Mint Grapefruit Tea Tonic

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gBrewed green teachilled
  • ¾ cup sections200 gGrapefruitsegmented, seeds removed
  • ½ medium (8 in.)150 gCucumberroughly chopped, plus 2 thin ribbons reserved for garnish
  • ½ lime, juiced20 gLime juice
  • 1 tbsp20 gHoney
  • 1½ tbsp chopped8 gFresh mintleaves picked, half reserved as sprigs for garnish

Steps

  1. Prepare first: chop the cucumber, setting aside two thin ribbons for garnish, segment the grapefruit, and pick the mint, keeping half of it as sprigs for garnish.
  2. Put the chopped cucumber, grapefruit segments, the first half of the mint leaves, the lime juice and the honey in a blender.
  3. Add the chilled green tea and blend on high for about 45 seconds until smooth and frothy.
  4. Pour through a fine strainer into a pitcher, pressing on the pulp, for a silky drink.
  5. Fill two glasses with ice, pour in the tonic, and garnish each with a cucumber ribbon and the remaining half of the mint as sprigs.

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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