Summer Fruit Cup

Name: Summer Fruit Cup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British & Irish
Ingredients: 2 black tea bags; 250 ml boiling water; ½ Cucumber, thinly sliced; 8 Strawberries, halved; 1 Orange, sliced; 1 Lemon, sliced; 6 sprigs Mint; 3 handfuls Ice; 500 ml Ginger ale (non-alcoholic); 750 ml Clear sparkling lemonade

An alcohol-free garden-party jug loaded with strawberries, cucumber, orange and mint over fizzy lemonade.

British & Irish · Drinks · prep 10 min · cook 5 min · waiting 20 min · serves 6 · Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian

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Ingredients

2 black tea bags
250 ml boiling water
½ Cucumber, thinly sliced
8 Strawberries, halved
1 Orange, sliced
1 Lemon, sliced
6 sprigs Mint
3 handfuls Ice
500 ml Ginger ale (non-alcoholic)
750 ml Clear sparkling lemonade

Method

Steep the tea bags in the boiling water for 4 min, then remove them and leave the tea to cool for 20 min.
Fill a large jug with ice, the cucumber, strawberries, orange and lemon slices and the mint, lightly bruising the mint first.
Pour in the cooled tea, then top up with the ginger ale and lemonade. Stir gently and serve straight away in tall glasses with some of the fruit in each.

Tips

The cold tea gives the gentle bitterness of the classic summer cup without any alcohol.
Chill everything beforehand so the ice does not water it down too fast.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

BBC Good Food BBC Good Food

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