Iced Green Tea with Fresh Apple Juice and Mint

Often I’m told to drink more water… I do try, but fail miserably. In my quest to sneakily add more water to my diet, recently was inspired to make this Iced Green Tea with fresh Apple Juice from a Donna Hay magazine (Fresh and Light) I picked up on my travels. Although I am not a great fan of iced teas, especially those laced with sugar, this iced tea is very light and refreshing. Perfect for sipping throughout the day and with our rising temperatures, a welcoming cooling drink. Of course you can find tea mixes and tea bags in all sorts of flavors but it’s always more rewarding creating a recipe from scratch. The original recipe recommends juice from a cold press juicer and only last year invested in one and haven’t looked back since. You can use green tea bags if you have them, I am using my stash of Jade Dragon Green Tea (Teavana), which I also love to drink on its own. I prefer using small glasses when serving this iced tea.

I also wanted to mention, if you follow or are familiar with my blog Food and Tools you may have noticed a few food invites to restaurants and cafes I posted about. As a food blogger some food related invites come my way and although it’s not obligatory I attend these events or ever have to put them on my blog, it adds another food related dimension. So you may see an extra blog post mentioning such an event in your inbox every now and then. Recipes and In My Kitchen posts will continue as normal.

In the meantime I hope you try this very refreshing Iced Green Tea with Fresh Apple Juice and Mint. Remember to add a little lemon juice to prevent your tea from going brown. Using ice cubes will dilute the flavor, so best to have the iced tea thoroughly chilled before serving.