How about spicing up your iced tea? This spin is from Ted Allen, host of Food Network’s series, “Chopped.” Ted is a consultant to Lipton’s Pure Leaf Iced Tea. He created this recipe with a prep time of just 5 minutes, using a bottle of Pure Leaf Not Too Sweet.

If you don’t like sugar in your tea or prefer a noncaloric sweetener, just brew your own tea and take it from there.

You can turn the drink into a cocktail by adding gin, vodka or tequila.

ASIAN SPICY CUCUMBER GREEN TEA

Ingredients For 2 Servings

 
Preparation

1. CRUSH (muddle) cucumber, lime and red pepper with wooden spoon in 1-quart glass measuring cup.

2. STIR in tea. Mix well to combine.

3. STRAIN into ice-filled glasses. Garnish as desired.
Here’s more about Pure Leaf Iced Tea.