{"id":53586,"date":"2011-08-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=53586"},"modified":"2011-08-05T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:54:37","slug":"refresh-your-summer-iced-tea-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/refresh-your-summer-iced-tea-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Refresh Your Summer Iced Tea Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"care2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-50713\" title=\"care2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/care2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><em><strong>By Terri Hall for <a title=\"care2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/summer-iced-teas.html\" target=\"_blank\">Care2.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A tall glass of iced tea, dripping with condensation, accessorized by a lemon slice is an icon of relief from summer heat.  A kind of oasis in a glass.  If you&#8217;re an adventurous tea lover, you might try branching out beyond the traditional sun tea this summer.  The following recipes put a spin on iced tea, but the distinctive flavor of tea is still recognizable.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iced Tea Smoothie<br \/>\n<\/strong>The perfect smoothie for tea lovers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Makes 2 mugs<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup double-strength chilled tea<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup lemon non-fat yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Lemon slices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1. Blend tea and yogurt in a blender for 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>2. Pour into chilled mugs and garnish with a slice of lemon.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Tea Punch<\/strong><a title=\"iced tea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/refresh-your-summer-iced-tea-recipe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-53587\" title=\"iced tea\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/iced-tea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/iced-tea.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/iced-tea-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA bubbly tea-based punch with zing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Makes 24 punch cup servings<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups very strong chilled tea<\/li>\n<li>1 quart apple cider<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup freshly squeezed lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 quart chilled ginger ale<\/li>\n<li>Lemons, sliced thinly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1. Combine tea, cider and lemon juice in a punch bowl.<\/p>\n<p>2. Just before serving, add ice cubes and stir in the ginger ale.<\/p>\n<p>3. Top with lemon slices for garnish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flavored and Berry Ice Cubes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keep your iced tea flavored by freezing this <strong><a title=\"lemonade recipe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/iced-berry-lemonade.html\" target=\"_blank\">berry lemonade<\/a>,<\/strong> peach nectar, or your favorite juices in ice cube trays. Add these cubes to your iced tea to maintain flavor once cubes have melted. Alternatively, place 3 or 4 raspberries in each ice cube tray compartment.  Once frozen, add several berry cubes to your glass of iced tea to add a bit of fun and color.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Summer Drinks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/eco-cocktail-recipes-for-hot-summer-nights.html\" target=\"_blank\">Eco-Cocktails for Hot Summer Nights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recipe: <a title=\"rhubarb iced tea recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/rhubarb-iced-tea\/\">Rhubarb Iced Tea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"flavored water recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/make-your-own-flavored-water-to-save-calories-and-money\/\">How to Make Your Own Flavored Water<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Terri Hall for Care2.com A tall glass of iced tea, dripping with condensation, accessorized by a lemon slice is an icon of relief from summer heat. A kind of oasis in a glass. If you&#8217;re an adventurous tea lover, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/refresh-your-summer-iced-tea-recipe\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[8514,1867,5421],"class_list":["post-53586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-care2","tag-summer","tag-tea"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53586"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53589,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53586\/revisions\/53589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}