Elderflower and Green Tea Cooler Recipe – Good Mood Food

The green tea makes this cooler both calming and refreshing. Be sure to make the ginger pieces thick enough to fish out from your jug, and use only a tablespoon of elderflower cordial for every litre of water: it is high in sugar.

Image by Laura Edwards

– Makes 1 litre –

2 green teabags
6cm root ginger, sliced
1 litre boiling water (leave it to sit for 60 seconds before adding the tea)
1⁄2 cucumber, thinly sliced, or use a peeler to make ribbons
1 lime, sliced
1 tablespoon elderflower cordial Ice cubes

1. Brew the teabags and ginger in the water for 5 minutes in a large teapot or glass measuring jug.

2. Remove the teabags and ginger and leave it to cool for an hour before putting it in the fridge.

3. When you are ready for a drink, add the cucumber, lime, elderflower cordial and ice before serving.

Recipe from my book The Happy Kitchen: Good Mood Food

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