Ginger tea with raspberries
4 servings
10 minutes
Ginger tea with raspberry is a refined drink that combines the warming spice of ginger, the gentle tartness of raspberry, and the refreshing coolness of mint. This tea traces back to Eastern medicine traditions where ginger was valued for its healing properties and raspberry for its rich aroma. Brewed with green tea and enhanced with lemon juice, it achieves a delicate balance of flavors—honey's sweetness softens the spice while lemon's freshness highlights the berry note. Ideal as a summer refreshing drink with ice cubes and berries or a warming elixir in cold weather. Garnished with mint sprigs and a slice of lime, this tea becomes not only delicious but also aesthetically pleasing, capable of enhancing any tea gathering.
1
Place a raspberry in each ice mold. Fill with water and put in the freezer.
- Raspberry: 100 g
2
Pour 2 cups of water into a pot, add honey and ginger. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Honey: 3 tablespoons
- Ginger root: 1 piece
3
Remove the mixture from heat, add tea to it. Let it steep for 30 minutes to an hour. After that, strain the tea.
- Green tea: 3 teaspoons
4
Add the brewed tea to the pitcher and dilute with 6 cups of water. Pour in the prepared lemon juice.
- Lemon juice: 0.5 glass
5
Before serving, add three ice cubes with raspberries to each glass. Garnish the drink with mint sprigs and a slice of lime or lemon.
- Raspberry: 100 g
- Fresh mint: 1 sprig
- Lemon: 5 piece