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