Pescatarian Green Tea Citrus Agua Fresca
This refreshing agua fresca is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere sunny and unhurried, even if you're just standing in your own kitchen. Pale gold-green from freshly steeped tea and brightened with squeezed orange and lime, it's light, lightly sweet, and genuinely thirst-quenching in a way that store-bought drinks rarely manage. Maple syrup does the sweetening here, dissolving smoothly into the warm tea and letting the citrus stay front and center rather than getting buried under cane sugar. The small pinch of fine salt is easy to overlook, but it quietly rounds out all the flavors and makes the whole pitcher taste more alive. Naturally plant-based and completely free of anything that would raise a flag for pescatarian eaters, this is a crowd-pleasing pour that works for nearly any table. Serve it over ice with a few citrus slices and a sprig of mint and it looks genuinely beautiful with almost zero effort. Make a big batch ahead of time and keep it cold — it disappears fast.
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4 servings
For the green tea base
- 4 cups water
- 4 green tea bags
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste
For the citrus blend
- ¾ cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 medium oranges)
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 limes)
- 2 cups cold water
- ¼ tsp fine salt
For serving
- 1 cup ice cubes, for serving
- 4 thin orange or lime slices, for garnish (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan, then remove from the heat. Add the green tea bags and steep for 3 minutes, until the tea is a clear, pale gold-green color. Remove and discard the bags — do not squeeze them, as this releases bitter tannins.
- 2
Stir the maple syrup into the hot tea until fully dissolved. Let the sweetened tea cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes, then refrigerate until cold, at least 10 minutes.
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