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Lemongrass-Style Lemon Ginger Tea Cooler
A bright, tangy iced green tea shaken with lemon, orange juice and passion-fruit-like pineapple, finished with cool mint and a gentle ginger warmth.

- One pot
- 15 min · 10 min hands-on
- Makes 2 glasses
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gBrewed green teafreshly brewed and hot
- 1½ tbsp grated8 gFresh gingerthinly sliced
- 1 tbsp20 gHoney
- 1 tsp2 gLemon zest
- 2½ tbsp40 gLemon juice
- ½ cup (120 ml)120 gOrange juice
- 2¾ tsp chopped5 gFresh mintleaves picked, half for muddling and half for garnish
Steps
- Bring the brewed green tea to a gentle simmer in a small pot, add the ginger and lemon zest, and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Take the pot off the heat, stir in the honey until dissolved, then strain out the ginger and lemon zest.
- Set the pot of tea in a bowl of ice water and stir for about 5 minutes until cold.
- In a pitcher, gently muddle half of the mint leaves to release their aroma.
- Pour the chilled tea, the lemon juice and the orange juice into the pitcher and stir well.
- Pour into 2 tall glasses over ice and garnish each glass with the remaining half of the mint leaves.
Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.
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