Watermelon and green tea cooler
Makes: 2, easily doubled
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Hannah Rose Hughes
Watermelon and green tea cooler
Who doesn’t love a cool, refreshing drink on a hot day? Why not amp up its health credentials by using green tea, as well as nutrient-rich fruit? Steeped green tea has a raft of benefits: high in protective plant polyphenols, it’s great for gut health and may improve bone density, protect the brain, and lower blood cholesterol levels.
Makes: 2, easily doubled
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per cooler)
Calories
101Kcal
Fat
0gr
Saturates
0gr
Carbs
21gr
Sugars
20gr
Fibre
3gr
Protein
2gr
Salt
0gr
Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Ingredients
- 1 green tea bag
- 250g watermelon flesh, roughly chopped (seeds picked out)
- juice of 2 limes
- 1 tbsp clear honey* or maple syrup
- 200g raspberries
- ice cubes
- a few sprigs of fresh mint, to garnish
Step by step
- Put the tea bag in a heatproof jug and add 150ml of just-boiled water. Leave to steep for 3 minutes, then discard the tea bag and set the jug aside until the tea cools completely.
- Put the cooled green tea in a blender with the watermelon chunks, lime juice, honey or syrup and raspberries, reserving a few berries for garnish. Add a handful of ice cubes and blend until smooth.
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Fill two tumblers with ice then pour over the green tea cooler. Serve garnished with the reserved raspberries and the mint sprigs.
*Use maple (or agave) syrup, not honey, if vegan.Waste notWatermelon rind can be used in different ways; peel off the tough green skin, leaving the pale green-white rind. Shred and use to add crunch to stir-fries, or pickle in a spiced vinegar-syrup.
