Honey Ginger Tea
Fresh ginger, lemon, and raw desert honey in a warm drink with some bite to it. Useful on cold mornings, scratchy-throat days, and anytime the kettle is already on.
Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Makes
1 mug
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- 300ml water
- 2cm fresh ginger, thinly sliced or grated
- 1 tablespoon raw desert honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Optional: small pinch of salt if you want it rounder
Method
- 1
Add the water and ginger to a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes.
- 2
Strain into a mug and let it sit for 1-2 minutes. You want hot, not boiling.
- 3
Stir in the lemon juice.
- 4
Add the honey and stir until dissolved.
- 5
Sip while warm. Let it sit in the throat rather than knocking it back.
Notes
- Grated ginger gives more heat than sliced ginger. Use sliced if you want it calmer.
- Do not boil the honey with the ginger. Simmer the ginger first, then add honey after the drink cools a little.
- The Finke River jar gives the drink a darker edge. The Desert jar keeps it lighter.
- Make a double batch of the ginger water and keep it in the fridge for two days. Warm a mug at a time and add honey fresh.