Iced Green Tea with Apple, Lemon and Ginger

This Iced Green Tea with Apple, Lemon and Ginger is light and refreshing and has a delicious combination of flavors.  

ICED GREEN TEA 

This Iced Green Tea is a brew of fresh chopped apple, ginger, lemon and green tea leaves.   It’s a refreshing lemon ginger green tea that makes a perfect summer drink.

Iced Green Tea Recipe

• 4 cups water
• 1/2 lemon, peeled and juiced
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger (peeled first)
• 2 apples, seeded and coarsely chopped (I use either Gala, Granny Smith or Honeycrisp) 
• 3 – 4 tablespoons loose good quality green tea leaves (or 3 -4 green tea bags)
• 1-1/2 tablespoons honey

How to Make Green Tea

This green tea drink is easy to make and takes about 25 minutes start-to-finish.  Serve over ice and garnish with apple and lemon slices.

1. Simmer water, lemon juice, lemon zest, ginger and chopped apple in medium pot for about 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and let steep 15 minutes.
3. Add the green tea leaves and let steep another 2-4 minutes.
4. Strain the tea mixture through a fine mesh into a pitcher, pressing all the liquid from the ingredients.
5. Stir in the honey until dissolved.
6. Garnish with apple or lemon slices.

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Yield: 2 servings

Iced Green Tea with Apple, Lemon and Ginger

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

This Iced Green Tea is a brew of fresh chopped apple, ginger, lemon and green tea leaves.   It's a refreshing lemon ginger green tea that makes a perfect summer drink.

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 3 - 4 tablespoons loose good quality green tea leaves (or 3 -4 green tea bags)
• 1/2 lemon, peeled and juiced
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger (peeled first)
• 2 apples, (Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp) seeded and coarsely chopped
• 1-1/2 tablespoons honey

Instructions

1. Simmer water, lemon juice, lemon zest, ginger and chopped apple in medium pot for about 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and let steep 15 minutes.
3. Add the green tea leaves and let steep another 2-4 minutes.
4. Strain the tea mixture through a fine mesh into a pitcher, pressing all the liquid from the ingredients.
5. Stir in the honey until dissolved.
6. Garnish with apple or lemon slices.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 79Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 21mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 1g

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