Mustard Free Lemon Ginger Honey Tea
Warm, bright, and deeply soothing, this lemon ginger honey tea is the kind of drink that feels like a reset button in a mug. Fresh ginger simmers low and slow until the water turns fragrant and golden, then lemon juice and a swirl of raw honey round everything out into something genuinely craveable. A pinch of turmeric adds a subtle earthiness and a gorgeous color boost if you're feeling it. Unlike a lot of packaged teas and wellness blends, there's nothing hidden in here — just whole, recognizable ingredients you can see and smell as you go. It's naturally free of any mustard or mustard derivatives, which can sneak into surprising places in processed products, so this is a completely clean and worry-free option. Two mugs come together quickly and look beautiful with a thin lemon round floating on top, making it just as nice to serve to a guest as it is to sip solo on a slow morning.
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2 servings
- 2 cups water
- 1 oz fresh ginger (about a 2-inch piece), peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, half juiced and half cut into thin rounds
- 2 tbsp raw honey, divided
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water and sliced ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to a gentle simmer and cook for 8 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and pale golden.
- 2
Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and turmeric, if using. Let steep for 5 minutes.
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