Green Tea Peach Cucumber Start

Peach gives this green tea a soft fruit note, cucumber adds freshness, and lime makes the finish a little sharper. None of the additions needs to be strong. Slice ripe peach thinly and press a couple of pieces before adding the cooled tea. A small squeeze of lime is enough, particularly if your peach is tart. This is a lighter alternative to sweet peach iced tea, with a recognizable tea flavor underneath the fruit. It contains caffeine.

Ingredients

• 1 tea bag Green tea
• 6 oz Water
• 1/2 cup Peach, pitted and sliced
• 4 slice Cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1/4 oz Lime juice

Make it

1. Brew the tea in the measured water, using the temperature and steeping time on its packet. Remove the tea bag.
2. Cool the tea in a heatproof container, then chill for about 30 minutes.
3. Mash any soft fruit in a separate glass. Lightly bruise herbs or ginger; add these and the listed juices or spices to the cooled tea.
4. Stir well and taste. Remove ginger or herb sprigs when their flavor suits you. Strain if you prefer a smoother drink, then serve chilled.

Benefits

Lime · a little vitamin C

Using lime with green tea, peach, and cucumber brings vitamin C for absorbing iron from plant foods, along with a lively citrus tang.

Peach, green tea, and cucumber

The peach contributes a mellow stone-fruit sweetness to green tea, cucumber, and lime, giving you a specific flavor combination to reach for instead of a default pour.

Contains caffeine.