Name: Jasmine & green melon iced tea (for summer)
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4–6 sprigs of lemon thyme or verbena, to serve; ½ green Galia melon (the one with the rough skin); lemon thyme or verbena; 2 jasmine green tea bags; 200 g base sugar syrup; 2 shots of Midori melon liqueur (or 1 shot of Midori and 1 shot of vodka) per person; 1.5 litres water

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Honey & Co

By Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer

Published 2014

About

Sweet jasmine is the symbol of summertime for me – bushes of it growing everywhere in Jerusalem, its delicate white flowers scenting the streets on hot summer nights. This is not a tea that keeps well, as you don’t cook the melon at all; however, the result is extremely fresh and lively. Perfect for a hot summer’s day.

Ingredients

1.5 litres water
2 jasmine green tea bags
½ green Galia melon (the one with the r

Method

Bring the water to the boil in a pan, add the tea bags and stir around. Turn off the heat and leave to steep and cool for 15 minutes.

Peel and cube the melon. Place it in a blender or food processor with the sugar syrup and blitz until smooth. Remove the tea bags from the cooled tea and mix in the sweetened melon purée. Transfer to a jug and chill for an hour, or serve with masses of ic

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