Grapefruit Tea Refresher Recipes

GRAPEFRUIT TEA - HOME COUGH REMEDY

Steps:

• Slice grapefruits in half and squeeze out as much juice as you can into a medium-sized pot. If you don't mind quite a bit of bitterness, throw the squeezed out peels into the pot as well. If doing that, add about another cup of water. Add the cinnamon, sliced ginger and water.
• Bring to a boil then turn down the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and strain to remove the grapefruit peels, if using, and ginger. Let cool to 95° F (35 °C) or lower and stir in the honey (this is to preserve the benefits from raw honey). You can also just add the concentrate to a mug, add water, which will cool down the tea concentrate, and then add your honey.
• Store this concentrate in the fridge and add about a 1/4 of the recipe to a large mug and top with hot water. Add more honey as needed and feel better soon!

WARM GRAPEFRUIT TEA

Steps:

• In a medium pot, combine juice, honey, cinnamon, allspice, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil over high heat; strain and discard solids. Serve with a grapefruit segment or strip of zest.

GRAPEFRUIT TEA REFRESHER

Steps:

• Place the 4 1/2 cups of water and tea bags into a clean pan or pot; bring it to a boil. Remove from heat and allow tea to steep for about 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Longer will result in bitter tea. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• In a large pitcher combine tea, orange juice and grapefruit juice. Stir in desired amount of sugar to taste. Pour over a ice filled glass.

GREEN TEA WITH GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• Pour 150ml cold water into a large heatproof jug then top up with 450ml boiling water. Add the tea leaves and leave to steep for 2 mins.
• Meanwhile, fill your teapot with boiling water to warm it. Once the tea has steeped, pour away the water in the teapot then add the grapefruit and rosemary. Strain the green tea into the teapot, leaving the tea leaves behind. Don't throw the leaves away - you can re-brew them again for another pot that same day. (For the second brew, make sure you let the mixture steep for 3-4 mins.)
• Let the grapefruit and rosemary infuse for a few moments, then serve. Add honey or agave syrup to sweeten if you like.