Carambola Iced Tea

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 carambola, sliced crossways into 5mm slices (star fruit)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 18 g ceylon orange pekoe tea leaves (twinings brand)
• 1/3 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1 3/4 liters boiling water

Recipe

• 1 place carambola slices on a baking tray and drizzle with half the lemon juice. cover with cold water and place in the freezer for 6 hours or until frozen.
• 2 combine tea leaves, mint and sugar in a large heatproof bowl and pour over the boiling water. set aside for 15 minutes to brew.
• 3 strain tea through a fine sieve into a large jug and add remaining lemon juice. set aside for 30 minutes to cool.
• 4 pour tea into tall glasses.
• 5 remove carambola ice from the freezer and break into pieces, with one carambola slice in each piece. place a few pieces in each glass and serve.