Ingredients:
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon green tea leaves (or 2 green tea bags)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon lemon peel (finely grated or thinly sliced)
- Honey or sweetener of your choice, to taste (optional)
- Lemon slices, for garnish (optional)
- Fresh mint leaves, for garnish (optional).
Instructions:
- In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the green tea leaves (or tea bags), ground ginger, and a teaspoon of lemon peel to the saucepan.
- Reduce the heat to low and let the tea simmer gently for about 3-5 minutes, allowing the flavors to infuse.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the tea steep for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Strain the tea through a fine mesh sieve or tea strainer into a teapot or cups, discarding the tea leaves (or tea bags), ground ginger, and lemon peel.
- Sweeten the tea with honey or your preferred sweetener, if desired, stirring until dissolved.
- Serve the ginger green tea hot, garnished with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves if desired.
- Enjoy your invigorating and aromatic Ginger Green Tea with the warming flavors of ginger and citrus!