Iced Green Tea Limeade Food

ICED GREEN TEA LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the water, sugar, and lime zest to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved (it should already be nearly dissolved by the time it comes to a boil), then remove the pan from heat.
• Place green tea bags in hot water mixture and steep for one minute. Remove.
• Let mixture sit for 30 minutes to cool.
• Strain room-temperature mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher.
• Stir in the fresh lime juice.
• Serve over ice.

ICED RASPBERRY GREEN TEA LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the water, raspberries, sugar, and lime zest to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved, about a minute or so, then remove the pan from heat.
• Add green tea bags and steep for exactly one minute. Remove tea bags.
• Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Discard solids. Let cool to room temperature, about 20 more minutes, and then stir in the fresh lime juice. Add ice to individual glasses and pour over ice to serve. Add lime slices and/or fresh or frozen raspberries to garnish. Serve.

ICED GREEN TEA LIMEADE

Steps:

• Fill a medium sized saucepan with the water. Add the tea bags and over medium-high heat, bring the water to a boil. Just as the brew comes to a rolling boil, turn off the heat and cover for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags.
• Add the sugar and zest stips. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Allow the mixture to cool.
• Remove the lime zest and pour into a pitcher. Stir in the fresh lime juice.
• Serve over ice.

FRUIT-FLAVORED ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Boil 8 cups water. Pour into a clear pitcher. Add 6-8 green tea bags and steep for 3-5 minutes or to desired strength. Remove tea bags and refrigerate.
• Place strawberries in a food processor and pulse gently until roughly chopped. In a pourable container, combine strawberries, orange juice and lime zest. Pour into ice cube trays. Freeze for 2 hours or until set.
• To serve, fill glasses with ice cubes and top with chilled green tea. Garnish with lime slices.

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.

LEMON-LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Add tea bags to boiling water. Steep for 3 minute Remove bags, then immediately add frozen lemonade and stir until completely dissolved. Sweeten with sugar or honey, if needed.
• Refrigerate at least until cold. Then stir in rum to taste.
• To serve, place a few ice cubes in a large pitcher. Thinly slice lemon and lime and add. Pour tea mixture overtop.

LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags without squeezing( squeezing can add bitterness).
• While tea is steeping, mix the limeade and sugar in a 2 quart heat-proof pitcher.
• Pour the tea into the pitcher and stir. Add the other 3 cups of cold water and let cool, then chill.
• Serve over ice with a lime wedge on the glass.

ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes.
• Remove tea bags from water, squeezing gently.
• Stir in 2 cups cold water and sweetener, stirring until sweetener dissolves.
• Serve over ice or let tea come to room temperature then serve over ice.

FRESH LIME AND WHITE GRAPE ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Put the green tea, grape juice, and lime juice into a medium pitcher and stir well. Add sugar if desired.
• Pour the tea into glasses filled with ice. Garnish and serve.

SWEET LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour the water into a gallon sized jar over the tea bags. Allow to steep for 45 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags. Stir in the sugar and lime juice until the sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate until cold before serving.

MINT AND LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• For the tea:.
• Place water in a medium pot and bring to a simmer over high heat.
• When water simmers, remove from heat, add tea bags and mint, cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
• Once tea has steeped, discard tea bags, add sugar, and stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Let tea cool to room temperature, then place in the refrigerator to cool completely, about 2 hours.
• To serve:.
• Once tea is cold, remove mint and stir in lime juice.
• Taste and adjust with more lime juice or sugar as desired.
• Serve over ice with a sprig of mint and a wedge of lime.