It's getting wintery and cold out there, so it's time to hit the lemon and ginger!
A tea made from fresh lemon and fresh ginger root is an age-old winter remedy. Ginger is a warming herb, so drinking it warms you from within. Fresh ginger root also detoxifies the body, making it an appropriate drink for the morning-after-the-night-before!
Lemons and ginger are jam-packed with antioxidants, which improve immune function, and, with a little honey to taste, the tea is a tonic, building and strengthening you.
Lemon and fresh ginger tea treats colds and flu and is a great one to drink if you are simply feeling a little rough.
Just what you need to be well this winter!
Note that I'm talking about fresh ginger here, not dried: the tastes and properties are very different.
The recipe is simple
For a large 3-4 cup teapot:
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into the pot, then throw in the skins too (you don't want to miss all the antioxidants in the skin and pith). Grate a thumb-sized piece of ginger root using the fine grater and add to the pot. Don't worry about peeling it, the bits will all be sieved out on serving. Fill with boiling water, put the lid on and leave to infuse for about 15 minutes - or until a drinkable temperature. Strain through a sieve if necessary and drink by the bucket-load!