Blood Orange & Cara Cara Iced Tea
Brandon Kidd Photography
I love Arnold Palmers. It’s pretty much my go to every time I eat out unless it’s late and I’m worried about the caffeine (then it’s sparkling water extra ice with lime please). Anyway—I love when I go to restaurants and order an Arnold Palmer and they say that their Arnold Palmer is different. I’m always down. “It’s made with strawberry lemonade” or “we have it but we make it with peach tea, is that OK?” Ummm yes to all of the above. I love it all. It’s the perfect mix of sweet from the lemonade and the bite from the tea.
This recipe was kind of an accident one afternoon when I was craving an Arnold Palmer and instead of grabbing a lemon from my fruit bowl, I grabbed a few blood oranges and Cara Cara’s. The result was glorious! Citrusy, juicy, sweet tea (but not too sweet cause it doesn’t need it). You’ve gotta try this and might as well make a big batch to share with guests. Tastes even better with a slice of blood orange as garnish. It really hits all the sense, ya know? Cheers!
Brandon Kidd Photography
Blood Orange & Cara Cara Iced Tea
by Brandi Milloy
Serves 4
Ingredients
6 cups water
2 Sunkist Cara Cara Oranges
2 Sunkist Blood Oranges
4 black tea bags
1/4 cup organic honey or agave
Directions
1. Into a large pot, heat 3 cups of water just until boiling. Remove from heat.
2. Peel rind off oranges and place in pot. Add tea bags to steep for 5 minutes. Stir in honey.
3. Juice oranges and pour juice into pot and stir.
4. Into a large pitcher, pour 3 cups of cold water. Place strainer over pitcher and add tea and juice mixture. Serve with ice and slices of orange.