Iced Green Tea
"Recipe source: Bon Appetit (June/July 2022) We really liked this -- I just used regular green tea bags when I made this delicious and refreshing drink -- a mixture of lemonade and tea -- delicious."
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (285.1 g)
- Calories 162.9
- Total Fat - 0.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 167.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 42.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.7 g
- Sugars - 33.8 g
- Protein - 3 g
- Calcium - 47.9 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 92.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place tea bags in a large bowl or pitcher and pour in 4 1/2 cups room temperature water; let stand 1 hour. Remove and discard tea bags.
Step 2
Pour 1/2 cup tea into a measured glass and set side at room temperature. Chill remaining tea.
Step 3
Meanwhile remove zest from lemons in long strips with a vegetable peeler; set lemons aside. In a small cup or bowl combine the zest, sugar and salt and massage with your hands until zest is limp and sugar is damp (1 minute). Let sit for 1 hour.
Step 4
Place lemon zest mixture in a saucepan along with the reserved 1/2 cup tea. Place over medium heat and cook stirring constantly for 1 minute or sugar dissolves. Let it cool at room temperature. Strain syrup through a fine mesh into a pitcher; discard solids.
Step 5
Squeeze juice from reserved lemons through a sieve into a measuring cup --you need 1/2 cup juice; discard solids and add the juice to the pitcher along with the chilled tea; stir to combine.
Step 6
Divide among ice-filled glasses and garnish with a lemon slice or lemon wheel if desired.
Tips
No special items needed.
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