Ginger Tea
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Soothing and healthful, this tea recipe is good three ways: hot, iced, and as a sparkling fizz.


Ginger Tea

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Servings: Makes 1 serving.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Related Categories: Cool Summer, Drinks, Ginger Tea, Low Calorie Summer Dinners, Low Sodium, Quick and Easy, Quick and Easy Healthy, Quick and Easy Low Fat Dishes
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  cup
    boiling water
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  • 4  1/8-inch slices
    fresh ginger
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  • 1  small sprig
    fresh rosemary or fresh mint, or 2 strips lemon peel*
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  • 1/2  tsp.
    honey
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Directions
1.
Pour water in cup. Add fresh ginger, rosemary, and honey. Stir to dissolve honey. Steep 5 minutes. Remove ginger and rosemary or, for intense ginger and rosemary flavor, leave in ginger and rosemary while sipping.
2.
Iced Ginger Tea: Prepare Ginger Tea; remove ginger and rosemary. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours. Serve over ice.
3.
Sparkling Ginger Fizz: Prepare Iced Ginger Tea using six 1/8-inch slices of fresh ginger. Pour tea in tall ice-filled glass. Pour in calorie-free ginger ale, carbonated water, or sparkling white wine. Makes 1 serving.
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*Note: Use only yellow peel; avoid the white pith of the lemon.
Nutrition information
Calories 11, Total Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Monounsaturated Fat 0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 47 mg, Carbohydrate 3 g, Total Sugar 3 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 1%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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