LET’S MAKE SOMETHING LOVELY
Blood orange iced tea
An editorial starting recipe, ready for your own taste adjustments. It has not yet been kitchen-tested by Tea Planet.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups / 360 ml freshly boiled water
- 2 black tea bags / about 4 g total
- ½ cup / 120 ml blood orange juice, strained
- 2 tsp / 8 g sugar, optional
- 1 cup / about 140 g ice, to serve
- 2 washed blood orange slices / about 30 g, optional
Method
- Steep the black tea bags in the boiling water for 3–4 minutes. Remove them.
- Stir in the optional sugar while the tea is hot. Set the heat-safe jug in an ice-water bath to cool promptly.
- Stir in the orange juice, cover and refrigerate for 1–2 hours until cold.
- Divide the serving ice between two glasses, pour over the tea and add the optional orange slices. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and enjoy within 24 hours.
