Chicken Free Ginger Turmeric Iced Tea
This golden, aromatic iced tea is the kind of drink that looks impressive but comes together with pantry staples and a single saucepan. Fresh ginger simmers with turmeric, cinnamon, and a crack of black pepper until the liquid turns a deep, jewel-like amber and fills your kitchen with the most incredible fragrance. Green tea bags steep right into that spiced base, layering in a gentle earthiness before honey and bright lemon juice round everything out into something refreshingly complex. It's naturally free from any animal proteins — no broth, no meat-based additives, nothing to second-guess — just clean, plant-based ingredients doing all the heavy lifting. The straining step is key: pressing the ginger slices through the mesh extracts every last bit of that zingy, warming flavor before the solids get discarded. Served over ice with a few lemon slices, it's the kind of thing you'll want to keep a pitcher of in the fridge all week.
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4 servings
- 4 cup water
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 3 green tea bags
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine 3 cups water, the sliced ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and black pepper in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and a deep golden color.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the green tea bags and steep for 3 minutes, then remove and discard the bags.
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