A mint tea lemonade is about the cleanest-tasting homemade lemonade going: chilled Moroccan mint Green Tea in place of plain water, plus fresh lemon, honey and ice. It tastes like lemonade with a proper backbone rather than the sugary stuff in plastic bottles, and the green tea adds a faint vegetal lift you won't get from a shop one.
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It uses Good Earth Moroccan Mint Green Tea, a green tea and mint blend. Ten minutes plus chilling.
You'll need
- 4 Good Earth Moroccan Mint Green Tea bags
- 500ml water cooled to about 80C
- 500ml cold water
- 120ml fresh lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
- 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup, to taste
- Ice, lemon slices and a sprig of mint, to serve
Method
- Steep the 4 bags in 500ml water cooled to 80C for 4 minutes for a pale, fragrant base, then lift the bags out without squeezing.
- Stir in the honey while warm so it dissolves, then cool to room temperature.
- Stir in the lemon juice and the 500ml cold water; adding lemon to a cooled base keeps the colour clean.
- Chill until cold.
- Serve in tall glasses over plenty of ice with lemon slices and a sprig of mint.
- Best within 2 days; green tea fades faster than black.
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Brewed with: Good Earth Moroccan Mint Green Tea, 15 Tea Bags 27g
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