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Green Tea with Cucumber and Mint
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Green Tea with Cucumber and Mint
Laura Chen
4
10 minutes
5 minutes
5
Chinese
Drinks
A refreshing and unusual tea made with cucumber, which cools you pleasantly in the warm summer months. Huángguā pò chá combines the fresh taste of cucumber with the slightly bitter aroma of green tea.
Ingredients
- 1 large organic cucumber
- 1 liter water
- 2 tsp green tea
- 4 mint leaves, for decoration
- Honey or sugar to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Wash the cucumber thoroughly and cut into thin slices.
- Bring the water to a boil and add the green tea. Steep for about 3 minutes.
- Pour the tea through a strainer to remove the tea leaves.
- Put the cucumber slices in a large teapot.
- Pour the hot tea over the cucumber slices and steep for about 5 minutes.
- Strain the tea again into tea glasses to remove the cucumber slices.
- Garnish with mint leaves and sweeten with honey or sugar to taste.
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