Tree Nut Free Mint-Lime Turmeric Tonic
This bright, fizzy tonic is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're doing something genuinely good for yourself — and it tastes incredible while you're at it. A quick homemade syrup of fresh mint, honey, turmeric, and ginger gets steeped until it turns a gorgeous deep golden-green, then strained and poured over ice with fresh lime juice and sparkling water. The result is cooling and citrusy with a warm, earthy undercurrent from the turmeric and ginger that lingers in the best way. Because everything here is built from scratch with simple, whole ingredients, you never have to second-guess a label or worry about hidden additives sneaking into your glass. The syrup comes together in one small saucepan and the rest is just assembly, making this an impressively elegant drink with almost no effort. It's the kind of thing you'd pay too much for at a wellness café, but it's genuinely easy to make at home whenever the craving hits.
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2 servings
For the mint syrup
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
For serving
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 ½ cups sparkling water
- 1 cup ice
- 2 lime wedges (optional)
- 2 fresh mint sprigs (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the mint leaves, water, honey, ground turmeric, and ground ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey dissolves. Bring just to a gentle simmer, then remove from the heat immediately.
- 2
Let the syrup steep off the heat for 10 minutes, until the mint fragrance is pronounced and the liquid is a deep golden-green.
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