Ginger & Lemon Tea w/ Raw Honey

By Shelly Rose  , , , , , , , ,

January 7, 2019

Bring your lemon water up a notch. Keep these therapeutic ingredients on hand in your kitchen and medicine is always in reach during the colder months. This simple tea is warming, cleansing, nourishes the liver, the skin and can be drank daily or as needed with the onset of acute illness. You can also omit the lemon and enjoy the ginger honey as a tonic to settle an upset stomach or to quell nausea.

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: 1 12 oz serving

Ingredients

12 oz. filtered water

2 tbsp grated fresh ginger root

juice from half a lemon

1 tbsp local, raw honey (a bit if you like)

Directions

1Combine water and ginger in a sauce pan and gently simmer on low for 5 minutes.

2Remove from the heat and strain.

3Pour the ginger tea into a mug you love and stir in the lemon juice and honey.

Check out these two quick videos on how to easily peel ginger root and one on how to juice a lemon.

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