Ginger Lime Iced Green Tea Food

ICED GINGER GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Put the green tea bags into a heatproof container and pour in 1 quart boiling water. Let steep until it comes to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and discard.
• While the tea is steeping, in a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 1 cup water, the sugar, and ginger to a boil. Stir to dissolve the sugar, remove from the heat, and allow to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Store the tea and ginger simple syrup in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• To serve, fill glasses with ice and pour in the tea. Sweeten, to taste, with the ginger simple syrup. Garnish with a slice of ginger. For the adults, top each with 1/2 cup prosecco, if desired.

GINGER AND LIME "TEA"

Steps:

• Bring the ingredients to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat; steep, covered, until the liquid cools to room temperature. Strain and reheat to serve. The brews can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

ICED GINGER GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Boil water.
• Remove from heat, add minced ginger and tea bags. Steep tea for ~3 minutes.
• Remove tea bags and strain tea into a pitcher. Refrigerate until cold & serve w/ sweetener if desired.

ICED GREEN TEA WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Measure water into a saucepan, add ginger and bring to boil.
• Add tea leaves; brew 1-3 minutes (or longer, depending on how strong you like your tea).
• Add sugar and lemon juice, strain tea.
• Allow to cool and add ice. Garnish with lemon balm leaves.

HOT STEEPED LIME GREEN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Brew the tea in 4 cups hot water and let steep a couple of minutes.
• Strain through a sieve, and then stir in the sugar and lime until all the sugar dissolves. Serve over ice.

GINGER GREEN ICED TEA

Steps:

• 1. Place 2 cups water and the ginger into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the honey. Remove the pan from heat and add the tea bags. Steep for 3 minutes, and then strain out all the solids.
• 2. In a large pitcher combine the strained tea with the remaining 3 cups water. Chill in the refrigerator. Serve over ice, garnished with mint sprigs, if using.

GINGER LEMONGRASS ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Cut lemongrass into two-inch pieces, and crush with the flat side of a knife, or just cut each piece lengthwise a few more times like I did.
• Peel ginger and cut into thin slices.
• In a large saucepan over high heat, bring the water, lemongrass, ginger, and sugar to a boil.
• Remove saucepan from the heat, and add the green tea (if you're adding the loose tea, put it in something so you can get it out right after it's steeped, while leaving the ginger and lemongrass in). Steep for about a minute, or until it's the right color/flavor for your tastes.
• Remove the tea bags/leaves, then let sit for about 30 minutes.
• Pour the tea through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher.
• Refrigerate until cool - about a couple of hours.
• Pour over ice. Top with a mint sprig. And enjoy!