Iced Ginger Green Tea With Fruit Skewers |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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These colorful swizzle sticks of fruit add a festive touch to any iced tea beverage, but are particularly beautiful in the ginger green tea. From Malabar Trading. Ingredients:
8 cups fresh water, hot |
4 cups fresh water, cool |
1/4 cup sugar, to taste (or honey, agave syrup) |
3 inches fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced |
5 tablespoons green tea (cloud and mist, zhen mee or apricot green) |
sugar (optional) or honey, to taste (optional) |
wooden skewer |
strawberry |
mango, cut into chunks |
kiwi fruit, cut into pieces |
melon ball |
lime, quartered |
orange strip (zest) |
ice cube |
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, combine hot water, sugar and ginger. Bring mixture to the boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Add green tea an stir; let stand, covered, for 3 minutes. Sweeten to taste, if desired. Stir in cool water.
2. Pour liquid through fine mesh strainer into 1-gallon pitcher or punch bowl. (Discard ginger and tea leaves.) Cover; cool 1 hour or chill until ready to serve. Garnish with fruit skewes.
3. Fruit Skewers: On a 12-inch wooden skewer, alternate fruits, lime quarters, and orange peel strips. Place skewer inside pitcher or punch bowl as a decorative swizzle stick. Use 6 inch wooden skewers for individual servings.
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