Ginger, lemon and garlic morning drink (original) (raw)

Morning elixir

A cleansing ginger drink to have first thing in the morning Credit: Cath Muscat

01 January 2016 8:00am GMT

Kick-start your metabolism, detoxify your liver and quash inflammation with this invigorating drink.

Overview

Prep time
5 mins

Serves
2

Ingredients

2 tbsp apple-cider vinegar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, crushed
5cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated
pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
500ml filtered water
liquid stevia or stevia powder, to taste

Method

Step

Put 2 tbsp apple-cider vinegar, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 5cm grated piece of ginger and a pinch of cayenne pepper in a teapot.

Step

Bring 500ml filtered water to a boil, then add to the teapot and infuse for a few minutes.

Step

Add stevia to taste, strain into 2 glasses and enjoy immediately.