Recipe: Sparkling Mint Tea Lemonade

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INGREDIENTS

5 -6 TBSP SMOOTHIE LIFE APOTHECARY ‘DIGEST’ LOOSE LEAF TEA BLEND

500ML/HALF LITRE OF WATER

1 LITRE SPARKLING WATER (CHILLED)

1 SMALL TO MEDIUM SAUCE PAN/POT/KETTLE

1 FRENCH PRESS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS A TEA OR COFFEE PRESS)

1 - 2 TBSP LIGHT AGAVE, HONEY, MAPLE SYRUP OR SWEETENER OF CHOICE(OPTIONAL)

2 LEMONS

INSTRUCTIONS

  • BRING 500ML/HALF LITRE OF WATER TO A BOIL IN A KETTLE/POT.

  • PREPARE TEA PRESS BY POURING ABOUT 1/4 CUP OF HOT WATER INTO THE GLASS VESSEL AND SWIRL TO TEMPER.

  • POUR THE REMAINDER OF THE HOT WATER INTO THE GLASS VESSEL OF THE TEA PRESS THEN ADD ‘DIGEST’ TEA BLEND AND LET STEEP FOR 5 - 7 MINS WITH THE LID ON, STRAINER UP.

  • AFTER THE THE STEEPING PROCESS IN COMPLETE, PRESS THE STRAINER DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE LID TO THE BASE OF THE GLASS VESSEL.

  • POUR STRAINED TEA LIQUID INTO A PITCHER AND STIR IN OPTIONAL SWEETENER.

  • SQUEEZE & ADD THE JUICE OF 1 LEMON TO THE PITCHER.

  • SLICE 1 LEMON INTO THIN LEMON ROUNDS OR HALF MOON PIECES.

  • TO COMPLETE THIS TEA LEMONADE, ADD THE LEMON PIECES AND 1 LITRE OF SPARKLING WATER TO THE PITCHER.

  • SERVE IMMEDIATELY OR LEAVE TO CHILL IN REFRIGERATOR FOR 30 MINS TO 1 HR.

  • SERVES FOUR (4).

Melissa Punnett