Farmers Market – Pomegranate Lime Iced-Tea

It’s Friday!  Farmers Market Day in Rancho Santa Margarita!  1:00pm-6:00pm  Get there early before the cold rain (and snow!) comes!

A healthy recipe to think about making while you’re there is the refreshing and very healthy Pomegrante Lime Iced-Tea.

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

• 4 tea bags, steeped with 4 cups hot water
• 4 limes, cut up in quarters
• 3/4 cup sugar
• pomegranate juice and seeds
• ice cubes

Directions:

• In a pitcher, pour in the tea and let cool.
• In a bowl, place the limes and sugar and mash together.  Pour lime sugar mixture into the pitcher.
• Add a splash of pomegranate juice and place in the refrigerator.
• When chilled, use a strainer to catch the limes, and pour into glasses with some ice.  Add a few pomegranate seeds and enJOY!

FYI:  Pomegranate Nutrition:

• vitamin C, potassium, tannins, anti-oxidants
• fiber in the seeds
• can help reduce chances of prostate cancer, diabetes, lymphoma, common cold and coronary heart disease, just to name a few!

FYI:  Lime Nutrition:

• vitamin C, vitamin A, a bit of calcium and iron