{"id":189,"date":"2026-09-15T12:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:31:33","slug":"refreshing-lemon-ginger-sparkling-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Refreshing Lemon Ginger Sparkling Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prep time:<\/strong> 5 mins | <strong>Steep time:<\/strong> 10 mins | <strong>Servings:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2-inch piece fresh ginger root, thinly sliced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2 cups water<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 tbsp fresh lemon juice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2 cups sparkling water or club soda (chilled)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Fresh mint leaves (for garnish)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Lemon wheel or fresh ginger slice (for garnish)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Liquid stevia or zero-calorie sweetener, to taste (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Boil Ginger:<\/strong> In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of regular water and the sliced fresh ginger to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 8\u201310 minutes to extract the ginger flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>Cool &amp; Strain:<\/strong> Remove from heat and allow the ginger tea to cool completely. Strain out the ginger slices into a pitcher or jar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. <strong>Mix Drinks:<\/strong> Stir in fresh lemon juice and optional liquid sweetener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. <strong>Assemble &amp; Serve:<\/strong> Fill two glasses with ice and fresh mint leaves. Pour half of the cooled ginger concentrate into each glass, then top off with chilled sparkling water. Stir gently, garnish with a lemon slice, and enjoy cold!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comment <strong>&#8220;Thank you&#8221;<\/strong> below if you love hydrating, gut-healthy drinks! \ud83c\udf4b\u2728<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prep time: 5 mins | Steep time: 10 mins | Servings: 2 Ingredients &nbsp;2-inch piece fresh ginger root, thinly sliced &nbsp;2 cups water &nbsp;1 tbsp fresh lemon juice &nbsp;2 cups sparkling water or club soda (chilled) &nbsp;Fresh mint leaves (for garnish) &nbsp;Lemon wheel or fresh ginger slice (for garnish) &nbsp;Liquid stevia or zero-calorie sweetener, to &#8230; <a title=\"Refreshing Lemon Ginger Sparkling Water\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=189\" aria-label=\"Read more about Refreshing Lemon Ginger Sparkling Water\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions\/191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}