Legume Free Iced Green Tea with Mint & Ginger

This refreshing iced tea is everything you want on a warm day — bright, lightly floral, and just sweet enough without being cloying. Fresh ginger adds a gentle heat that plays beautifully against the cool mint, and a drizzle of honey rounds it all out without overpowering the delicate green tea base. Steeping the tea at 175°F rather than a full boil is the key move here — it keeps the flavor clean and smooth instead of astringent or bitter. For anyone navigating legume-free eating, drinks can sometimes be a surprising minefield with hidden additives or flavored blends, but every ingredient in this recipe is straightforward and easy to verify. Straining out the ginger and mint before chilling means you get all that aromatic depth in the liquid itself, with nothing left to turn sharp or oversteeped. A squeeze of lemon over ice right before serving takes it from simple to genuinely impressive, and it's the kind of drink that looks far more involved than it actually is.

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