Green Tea Mojito Food

SWEET TEA MOJITO

Steps:

• Steep 4 or 5 black tea bags, 2 cups turbinado sugar and 2 handfuls of fresh mint in 3 cups simmering water for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Strain into a pitcher; add the juice of 3 limes, 1 1/2 cups light rum, 1 cup cold water and another handful of mint. Stir vigorously, crushing the mint with a wooden spoon; chill. Serve over ice with lime and more mint.

GREEN TEA MOJITO

Steps:

• Muddle mint leaves and ice in a cocktail shaker. Add green tea, lime juice and simple syrup into the shaker and shake well. Pour into a glass and top off with club soda. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Serve with a big smile!

SPICED TEA MOJITO

Steps:

• Combine the cardamom, cinnamon and 3 cups water in a medium saucepan and bring to a bare simmer. Remove from the heat, stir in the sugar, and add the tea bags and 4 sprigs of the mint. Let steep for 6 minutes, then remove the tea bags. Let the tea cool to room temperature. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill. Strain the tea into a measuring cup, discarding the solids. Stir in the lemon juice.
• Tear the remaining 8 sprigs mint and divide them evenly among 4 rocks glasses. Gently muddle the mint with the back of a spoon. Fill the glasses with ice, then divide the chilled tea evenly among the glasses. Add a shot (1 1/2 ounces) of rum to each glass and top off with a splash of sparkling water. Stir and serve.

MOROCCAN GREEN TEA MOJITO

Steps:

• For the syrup:.
• In a medium sauce pan, combine two ingredients and stir over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Bring tea mixture to a light boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced to a half of the original amount to create a syrup. This will take 15 minutes or more, depending how thick you want your syrup. Let cool.
• For the drink:.
• In a cocktail shaker, combine rum, simple syrup, bitters, and a sprig of mint. Shake well. Pour into your glass (with or without ice cubes) and top with sparkling water. Garnish with a sprig of mint and enjoy.

GREEN TEA MOJITO

Steps:

• Pour the lime juice into a highball glass.
• Add the mint and crush with a spoon. (If using sugar, you may want to muddle the sugar and mint before adding the lime juice).
• Fill a glass with ice and add the tea and rum.
• Stir well and garnish with a mint leaf, if desired.