Rooibos Limeade Food

ROOIBOS LIMEADE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, ginger, 8 thyme sprigs, and quartered lime in a cocktail shaker. Muddle until lime quarters release their juices and ginger and thyme begin to break down. Add lime juice, stirring until sugar has completely dissolved. Strain mixture into a pitcher partially filled with ice, or divide evenly among 4 ice-filled glasses. Top with tea, stirring to evenly combine. Garnish with thyme sprigs, ginger slices, and lime wheels; serve.

ROOIBOS TEA AND GRAPEFRUIT-ADE

Steps:

• Brew tea in 2 cups boiling water 4 minutes; strain or remove bag. Let cool completely. Meanwhile, combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely, then combine with grapefruit juice and tea in a pitcher. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 2 days. Serve over ice, garnished with grapefruit slices.

ROOIBOS CHAI

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Reduce the heat to moderately low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until pale rust colored, about 20 minutes.
• Strain the chai through a fine sieve and serve hot.

HOMEMADE CHAI ROOIBOS CONCENTRATE(MADAGASCAR)

Steps:

• Crack the spices (excluding the cinnamon sticks and ginger). You can use a mortar and pestle, or a quick whiz in a coffee grinder.
• . Add to a medium pot with the cinnamon sticks and ginger and add 6 cups of filtered water.
• Bring to a boil and lower the heat to maintain a low simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Strain. Add the vanilla extract.
• This concentrate will keep up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
• To serve, combine and heat with milk of choice(I like almond or coconut) in a 1 to 1 ratio (per serving, generally use 3/4 cup of concentrate to 3/4 cup of milk) and sweetener of choice. Or, if you like, just add to water to make tea.
• Enjoy!

ROOIBOS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place teabags, lemon, mint leaves and sugar in a large pot, pour boiling water onto this and leave to steep.
• Stir occasionally until cold.
• Remove tea bags when tea is cold and refridgerate.