Carambola iced tea

Carambola or star fruit is naturally attractive. Its distinctive shape is frozen and added to this iced tea which is perfect for hot summer days.

Recipe «Carambola iced tea» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 carambola , sliced crossways into 5mm slices, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 18g Ceylon orange pekoe tea, 1/3 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves, 2 tbsp caster sugar , 1.75L boiling water .

Ingredients:

• 1 carambola , sliced crossways into 5mm slices 
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 
• 18g Ceylon orange pekoe tea 
• 1/3 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves 
• 2 tbsp caster sugar 
• 1.75L boiling water 

Instructions

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. Strain tea through a fine sieve into a large jug and add remaining lemon juice. Set aside for 30 minutes to cool.
3. Pour tea into tall glasses. 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 immediately.