Recipe · Tonic
Ginger Lemon Immunity Tea
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Serves
- 1
Fresh ginger steeped hot releases its gingerols, lemon adds vitamin C, and a spoon of honey soothes — a simple hot drink that does real work at the first sign of a cold, or any time you need warming from the inside.
Tip: Let it steep the full ten minutes and keep the mug covered — gingerols and the aromatic oils are volatile, and a lid stops them escaping with the steam.
Ingredients
- 3cm fresh ginger, sliced
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 cup boiling water
- Pinch of ground turmeric (optional)
- Lemon slices, to serve
Method
- Put the sliced ginger in a mug or small teapot.
- Pour over the boiling water and steep 8-10 minutes — the longer it sits, the stronger it gets.
- Stir in the lemon juice and honey once the tea has cooled slightly.
- Add a pinch of turmeric if you like, and serve with lemon slices.