RSSHoney-Lemon Tea
From EatingWell: July/August 2007 — Subscribe Now!
This is a popular drink served in homes along the Yangtze during the summer. In China, honey is highly praised for its medicinal value. Some say daily doses of local honey may help ease hay fever.
4 servings, 1 cup each
Active Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 3 1/2 hours (including chilling time)
Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low carbohydrate | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dried chrysanthemums, (see Shopping Tip)
- 3 lemon slices
- 4 cups boiling water
- Honey, to taste
Preparation
- Place chrysanthemums and lemon in a glass or ceramic pot. Add boiling water. Cover with a lid and let steep for 5 minutes. Stir in honey. Refrigerate until cold, about 3 1/2 hours. (It’s not necessary to strain the tea.)
Tips & Notes
- Shopping Tip: In China, you can buy dried chrysanthemums at “medicine stores” or vegetable markets; in the U.S., look for them at natural-foods stores or Asian markets.
Nutrition
0 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 0 mg sodium; 0 mg potassium.Exchanges: 1/2 other carbohydrate
Nutrition Note: Analysis note: With 4 teaspoons honey, this has 21 calories and negligible nutrients per cup.
Recipe Categories
- Holiday
- July 4th
- Father's Day
- Memorial Day
- Labor Day
- Meal/Course
- Lunch
- Servings
- 4
- Total Time
- 15 minutes or less
- Publication
- July/August 2007
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Low carbohydrate
- Diabetes appropriate
- Ethnic/Regional
- American
- Type of Dish
- Beverages, nonalcoholic
- Style/Theme
- Vegetarian
- Make ahead instructions
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