Name: Iced Cucumber and Mint Cooler
Total time: 12 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 Dalgety Soursop and Moringa tea bags; 200ml freshly drawn water, brought to a true rolling boil; 1 tablespoon of clear runny honey; 1 half-slice of fresh lime, for the rim; 2 thin fresh cucumber rounds, for the ice; 1 fresh mint sprig, for the glass; 1 tall 400ml tumbler, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes; Enough cubed ice to fill the tumbler (about 250g); 1 small heatproof jug; 1 wide paper or metal straw

This is the most refreshing way to drink the soursop and moringa blend on a hot day. Brew it strong, sweeten it lightly with honey, then build it over ice with cucumber, lime and mint, which turn the tea's creamy tropical and green notes into something crisp and cooling, almost spa like.

Source: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the Iced Cucumber and Mint Cooler recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/iced tea/iced cucumber and mint cooler/

It is caffeine free, so pour it whenever you fancy. Makes one tall glass.

⏱ 12 min 🍽 Serves 1 📊 Easy 📚 Iced Tea Recipes

You'll need

2 Dalgety Soursop and Moringa tea bags
200ml freshly drawn water, brought to a true rolling boil
1 tablespoon of clear runny honey
1 half slice of fresh lime, for the rim
2 thin fresh cucumber rounds, for the ice
1 fresh mint sprig, for the glass
1 tall 400ml tumbler, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
Enough cubed ice to fill the tumbler (about 250g)
1 small heatproof jug
1 wide paper or metal straw

Method

Get a tall glass cold in the freezer first.
Steep two tea bags in 200ml of freshly boiled water for six minutes, then lift them out and stir in the honey while it is hot.
Cool the sweetened tea down by sitting the jug in a bowl of cold water.
Lightly bruise a couple of cucumber rounds and drop them into the base of the chilled glass.
Fill the glass with ice, then pour the cooled tea over the top.
Stand a sprig of mint in the ice and hook a half slice of lime on the rim.
Bruising the cucumber first is worth it; it releases far more of that fresh, green scent into the glass.

What you'll end up with: A pale, frosted glass that tastes clean and cooling: cucumber and mint up top, a squeeze of lime sharpening it, and the soft tropical-Green Tea underneath. No caffeine, pure refreshment.

Save / print

🛒 Made with this tea

Dalgety Soursop and Moringa, 18 Tea Bags 40g£4.00