Ginger Lime Iced Tea

Ginger Lime Iced Tea

Serves 6

Takes about 4 hours (mostly to refrigerate)

Ridiculously refreshing on a hot summer day, this ginger lime ice tea is very easy to make but only requires a few ingredients.  I use a stevia mix to sweeten the tea but sugar could be used as well.  Either way, the result is only a lightly sweet tea with the strongest flavors being ginger and lime.

Ingredients:

8 cups water

3 – 4 tbsp unpeeled minced ginger

Zests and juice of 2 limes

1 ½ tbsp of sugar or zero cal sweetener (stevia mixes are good)

1. Combine the water, ginger, and lime zests in a pot.  Bring to a boil.  Boil for 20 minutes.

2. Allow the mixture to sit (off the heat) for approximately 20 minutes.  Add lime juice and strain the tea through a fine sieve.  Use a spoon to press all the liquid from the residual ginger pieces.  Discard solids.

3. Stir in sugar or stevia.  Refrigerate until chilled (at least 2 hours but more is good).  Garnish with a mint spring or slices of lime.