Ginger Honey Lemon Tonic: a hot, caffeine-free alternative to tea. This simple, restorative tonic will help fight off the sniffles, improve digestion or just comfort you with it's warm smell and delicate flavor.
Ingredients
1 cup water
1 knob of ginger, about an inch
1 lemon
1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
Prepare the ginger by peeling it and slicing roughly, about ¼ inch chunks.
Add the water, honey and ginger to the pot.
Juice ½ the lemon into the pot (reserve the other half in case you like it more lemon-y).
Heat the tonic over very gentle (low) heat for 5-10 minutes, COVERED. The tonic should just barely be simmering. It's important to cover the pot so you don't lose the liquid to evaporation.
Fish out the chunks of ginger then slice the remaining lemon half and add to a cup.
Pour the tonic over the lemon slice and enjoy immediately! Preferably curled on a comfy chair with a great book in hand.
Notes
Notes: - You could grate the ginger for more pronounced flavor with less ginger, but then don't forget to strain the ginger pulp from the drink! - Make it vegan by substituting a different sweetener like agave syrup.