Stay healthy through the winter with this golden turmeric tea. It's full of good for you ingredients, it tastes great, and it's easy to make in just 5 minutes!
Ingredients
Juice from 1 lemon
1 ½teaspoonsgrated fresh ginger
1teaspoongrated fresh turmeric, or sub powdered
¼teaspoonblack pepper
1smallgarlic clove, grated with a Microplane
1bag of green tea
Optional: 1 teaspoon honey, we often use Royal Jelly
Instructions
Option #1: Mug
Place all the ingredients into a mug and fill with nearly boiling water. Let the tea steep for 2-3 minutes then remove the bag and sip away. Tip: leave a spoon in the mug and give it a stir before each sip to mix up the spices.
Juice from 1 lemon, 1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon grated fresh turmeric, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, 1 small garlic clove, 1 bag of green tea, Optional: 1 teaspoon honey
Option #2: Blender
Place a mug of water into a small pot, add all the ingredients and bring almost to a boil. Remove from the heat and let it sit for 2-3 minutes. Remove the tea bag then pour the tea into your high-powered blender. Blend on high until frothy and smooth. (See notes.)
Juice from 1 lemon, 1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon grated fresh turmeric, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, 1 small garlic clove, 1 bag of green tea, Optional: 1 teaspoon honey
Notes
Green tea does contain caffeine. If you are drinking this in the evening or avoiding caffeine, either use decaffeinated green tea or omit it.Turmeric root is very sticky when grated. It is easiest to grate from frozen, which is why we always keep a bag of turmeric in the freezer.If you're making a big batch of turmeric tea, use 1 green tea bag for every 2 cups of hot water.WARNING: if you choose to blend the tea, the turmeric will stain your blender. You can remove most of the stain with hot water and a little bleach. Most of the rest fades over time.