FLAVOURED WATER/ICED TEA
(courtesy Sally-Ann Creed)
Ingredients:
Fruit of choice (strawberries, raspberries, oranges – not bananas)
Big container for water, large jug. Add to this 4 teabags green tea or rooibos tea, or 4 tablespoons of the loose tea.
Fresh mint
Lemon/lime
Cucumber
Slices of a whole ginger or add ginger powder
Ice blocks
Method:
Prepare the tea
Mash berries and stir in, or float them in water sliced
Slice lemon/lime and place few slices in jug
Squeeze orange into water and toss in the oranges
Crush mint, and put into the jug
Slice in a some cucumbers
Add the ginger
Place in fridge and steep for 24 hours
Strain and serve clear iced tea/ flavoured water with ice blocks
Other Ideas:
Pineapple and watermelon give good colour and taste
Add herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, thyme, lavender.
Make around a liter at a time
Fresh fruit better than frozen
Store water/iced tea in fridge in masonry jars and leave out the ice – add when serving drink
Raspberry and lime with a sprig of mint makes a good combination
Mint and pineapple work well together
Rosemary and watermelon work well
Blackberry and sage work well
Water keeps for 3 days in the fridge
To sweeten – if necessary – add stevia or xylitol