There are two kinds of people in this
world, those who live a healthy lifestyle and those who gobble down whatever
food they can get their hands on. Sadly, yours truly falls into the latter
category. But even with the junk food fueled lifestyle of mine, I can proudly
say that I have the healthy habit of drinking green tea regularly and indulging
in an active lifestyle.
Lipton Tea Mojito
Ingredients:
• 1 lemon (cut into 4 wedges)
• 4-5 Fresh Mint leaves
• Crushed Ice
• 1 cup of Lipton Mint Burst Tea (prepared as per instructions on pack & cooled)
• Soda to top
Method:
Ingredients:
· 375 ml Green tea extract
· Juice of 1 fresh Orange
· Juice of 1 Lemon
· Sugar syrup- to taste
· Vanilla essence
Method:
Number of servings: 2
• 5-6 ginger juliennes
• Ice cubes
• 1 cup of Lipton TulsiNaturaGreenTea (prepared as per instructions on pack & cooled)
• 60 ml pomegranate juice
• 1 sprig of tulsi for garnish
Number of servings: Serves 2
• 1 cup Apple juice
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 2 Star anise
• 2 Cloves
• 2 Lipton Honey Lemon Tea Bags
• 2 Lemon slices
Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients:
• 1 cup chilled cranberry juice [or pomegranate juice]
• 1 medium apple, cored and sliced
• 1 medium orange, cut into wedges
Method:
On the other hand I am always
surprised when I find my fruit-eating, yoga-loving friends excluding green tea
from their healthy regimes, only because they think it tastes blah. Well if you
are one of those people who is keeping themselves from the innumerable health
benefits of green tea just because it does not titillate your taste buds, this
post is for you my friend.
At Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive
15, the Lipton Tea Stall served green tea mocktails that were so delicious that
they will surely make anyone fall in love with green tea. Here I am sharing
with you the recipes of these super drinks served at the LFW Lipton tea stall, so
that you can try them for yourself!
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Number of Servings: 1Ingredients:
•
½
teaspoon honey
•
¼
Cucumber (small dice)• 1 lemon (cut into 4 wedges)
• 4-5 Fresh Mint leaves
• Crushed Ice
• 1 cup of Lipton Mint Burst Tea (prepared as per instructions on pack & cooled)
• Soda to top
Method:
In a tall glass, add honey, cucumber,
lemon and mint. Fill the glass half way with crushed ice and pour the cooled
Lipton tea over it. Top with chilled soda and serve with a straw.
Tip: To ensure the lemony flavor is
extracted in the recipe, first muddle the lemon wedges and then add the rest of
the ingredients.
Green
Tea and Orange Collard
Preparation time: 30 minutes to prepare extract + 10
minutes to assemble the drink
Number of servings:2Ingredients:
· 375 ml Green tea extract
· Juice of 1 fresh Orange
· Juice of 1 Lemon
· Sugar syrup- to taste
· Vanilla essence
Preparation of Green Tea Extract - For preparing 375ml of green tea
extract, Add 55g of green tea leaves and allow it to boil. Then, simmer the gas
and leave it for half an hour to get concentrated green tea extract.
Take 100 ml of concentrated green tea
extract:
•
Add
orange juice ,lemon juice and 1 drop of vanilla essence.
•
Blend
with 250 mlcold water.
•
Add
sugar syrup or honey to taste*
•
To
garnish, Add 2 thin slices of a fresh orange .
•
Keep it
in the refrigerator for an hour and serve cold
*Tip:
Remember
that addition of sugar/honey will definitely increase the calorific content of
this lovely mocktail. It is suggested that you savor the flavour of this beverage
with the natural sweetness which is rendered by the orange juice.
Lipton
Pomegranate Mar’tea’ni
Preparation time: 5 MinutesNumber of servings: 2
Ingredients
•
2 tablespoons fresh pomegranate
seeds
•
10 ml lemon juice• 5-6 ginger juliennes
• Ice cubes
• 1 cup of Lipton TulsiNaturaGreenTea (prepared as per instructions on pack & cooled)
• 60 ml pomegranate juice
• 1 sprig of tulsi for garnish
Method
In a cocktail shaker; muddle pomegranate seeds, lemon juice and
ginger. Fill the shaker with ice cubes
and add the Lipton tea and pomegranate juice. Shake well and strain into a
martini glass.
Tip:Garnish the mocktail with Tulsi leaves
to give it that extra punch!
Lipton
Hot Tea Cider
Preparation
time: 5
MinutesNumber of servings: Serves 2
Ingredients:
•
1 cup water• 1 cup Apple juice
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 2 Star anise
• 2 Cloves
• 2 Lipton Honey Lemon Tea Bags
• 2 Lemon slices
Method:
Add water, apple juice, cinnamon stick, star
aniseand cloves to a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Steep the Lipton tea bags
in the mixture for 2 minutes. Serve warm in tea cups and garnish with lemon
slices.
Harvest
Sangria
PreparationTime
:10 minutesNumber of Servings: 4
Ingredients:
•
3 cups (750 mL) boiling water
•
6 Lipton Green Tea Bags• 1 cup chilled cranberry juice [or pomegranate juice]
• 1 medium apple, cored and sliced
• 1 medium orange, cut into wedges
Method:
Pour
boiling water over Lipton Green Tea Bags in teapot; cover and brew 2 minutes.
Remove Tea Bags and squeeze; stir in sugar and cool. Combine tea, cranberry
juice and fruit in large pitcher. Chill at least 2 hours. Serve in ice-filled
glasses.
Tip: Pomegranate juice can also be used
instead of Cranberry juice to give it the sweet yet tart taste.
Karishma
xoxo
I'l be trying the Pomegranat Mar-tea-ni, even though not a fan of lipton's green tea this sound interesting. :)
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