Ginger Tea Spritzer Recipes

POMEGRANATE GINGER SPRITZER

Steps:

• Place ginger and lime slices in a pitcher; stir in pomegranate and orange juices. Refrigerate overnight. , Just before serving, strain and discard ginger and lime. Stir club soda into juice mixture. Garnish as desired.

GINGER-ORANGE SPRITZER

Steps:

• Combine the ginger with the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool, then strain, reserving the sliced ginger.
• Put 2 tablespoons each of the ginger syrup in 4 tall glasses, add a mint sprig to each and a couple slices of ginger; slightly muddle or crush. Fill the glasses 3/4 of the way with ice cubes. Add 1/2 cup of orange juice and 1 tablespoon of lime juice to each glass and stir. Top off each glass with 1/2 cup seltzer and stir well. Serve.

HIBISCUS-GINGER SPRITZ

Steps:

• Bring ginger, dried hibiscus, honey, cinnamon stick, and 2 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep 10 minutes. Strain through a sieve into a heatproof container. Add 2 cups water; refrigerate until cold. Pour halfway up ice-filled glasses; top with seltzer.
• To spike it: Add 1 ounce light rum per serving, before the seltzer.

BLACKBERRY, CUCUMBER, GINGER SPRITZER

Steps:

• For the sipping vinegar: Mash the blackberries and sugar together in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 days, stirring occasionally. Add the vinegar to the macerated blackberries and refrigerate for another day. Press the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids. Transfer your sipping vinegar to a container.
• For the herbal tea: Combine the ginger and 2 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Let the mixture steep for 5 minutes, then strain and cool.
• For the spritzer: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces blackberry sipping vinegar, 2 ounces cooled herbal tea, 1/2 ounce lemon juice and 1/2 ounce elderflower syrup. Shake vigorously and pour over a glass filled with ice. Top off with some seltzer and garnish with 3 cucumber slices, 1 ginger coin and a mint sprig. Repeat.

GINGER TEA SPRITZER

Steps:

• Put the tea bags in a small saucepan, pour the boiling water over them, and steep for 15 minutes.
• Put the saucepan over medium heat and cook until the tea is reduced by half. Stir in the honey and lemon juice, then let cool to room temperature. To serve, put 2 tablespoons of the ginger syrup in a glass and add sparkling water.
• For a change, try making this recipe with both chamomile and ginger tea bags, or a chamomile ginger blend, if you can find that.
• Store the syrup, covered, in the refrigerator for 5 days.
• (per serving)
• Calories: 0
• Total Fat: 0g (0g saturated, 0g monounsaturated)
• Carbohydrates: 0g
• Protein: 0g
• Fiber: 0g
• Sodium: 0mg
• A staple of folk medicine in countries around the world, ginger also has some solid science behind it. It's long been studied for its antinausea properties. A study in the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggested that ginger is helpful in controlling nausea in a variety of situations, including stomach distress induced by chemotherapy. The American Cancer Society notes that, in addition to helping with nausea and motion sickness, ginger might slow tumor growth.