Lemon Barley Water
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Collagen suitable,Drink,Fibre suitable,Vegetarian
Difficulty
Beginner
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2
5 mins
15 mins
20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized lemons, zested and juiced
- ¼ cup pearl barley
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 cups water
- handful of fresh mint
-
2 tbsp Collagen Peptides Optional
-
2 tsp Prebiotic Acacia Fibre Optional
Directions
- Rinse the barley in a sieve under cold water until the water runs clear.
Place barley in a saucepan with grated lemon zest and 6 cups of water.
Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Strain mixture into a heatproof bowl (do not eat the barley).
Add honey to the bowl and stir to dissolve.
Optional: add the Collagen and/or Fibre
Stir in lemon juice and cool to room temperature.
Pour into bottles and refrigerate until chilled.
Serve with ice and fresh mint.
Annabelle's tips
Instead of cooling the mixture, serve hot immediately from the saucepan.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 2
- per serving
- Calories
- 110
- Total Fat
- 0.1 grams
- 1%
- Saturated Fat
- 0 grams
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- Sodium
- 3 milligrams
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25 grams
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0.4 grams
- 2%
- Total Sugars
- 21 grams
- Protein
- 0.4 grams
- Calcium
- 0.7 milligrams
- 1%
- Iron
- 12 milligrams
- 12%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.