Celebrity Chef and Mom Gail Simmons Debuts Quick and Easy Recipes for This Holiday Season! + Pure Leaf Prize Pack #Giveaway

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Whether it’s hot outside or freezing, you have it with a meal or just as a treat sip in between, iced tea is always a good idea. Let’s get real here, we all love tea, it really does something for the soul and lets you indulge in one of nature’s fine products. Freshly brewed tea is just about on top of my favorite drinks list and let me tell you, my world shifted a little after I sampled Pure Leaf Iced Teas.

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I recently received some samples of the Pure Leaf Iced Tea range and I have to say I am absolutely in love with the refreshing drinks that have a tantalizing flavor. The guys from the Pure Leaf tea brewing company have really gone out of their way with the quality of these real leaf brewed teas that are all made from the best tea leaves from the top farms from across the world. What’s really great about these drinks is that they pack only 75 calories per 250ml, making them a true and honest to goodness anytime drink.

They have an unsweetened brew where you get to taste the extraordinary taste of freshly brewed tea without the junk. No chemicals, no preservatives, no added sugar, just plain tasty tea. I love it! Then they have a delicious Raspberry flavor which adds sweetness to the pallet and has lovely lingering berry freshness. My daughter really likes this one as her lunch time drink. They also have the Lemon flavor which offers pure, crisp and fresh tea that quenches the thirst and refreshes the pallet with its citrus zing.

Since receiving my samples I doubt if I’ll be looking for any other brands of iced tea. I know there are literally hundreds of brands out there, but in my personal experience I have found that Pure Leaf just really lends that pure, freshly brewed taste time after time.  I keep my fridge stocked with these teas now and my kids and my husband simply love them.  Dinner time is now finished off with some refreshing iced tea and guess what I am serving this Christmas in the juice jug? My guests will all be happily sipping away on the refreshing taste of the Pure Leaf Iced teas. I am pretty sure that any entertaining night could turn out really well when these refreshing drinks are being served.

The guys from Pyre Leaf recently teamed up with celebrity chef and mom, Gail Simmons, and the entertaining expert Camille Styles, where they incorporated the teas and shared great ideas on entertaining this festive season.

Lemon-Ginger Tea Pomegranate Sparkler

Lemon-Ginger Tea Pomegranate Sparkler
Serves 2
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Ingredients
  1. 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, thinly sliced
  2. 1 cup Pure Leaf Iced Tea with Lemon
  3. 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
  4. Cold club soda
  5. 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds, for garnish
  6. 2 cinnamon sticks, for garnish
Instructions
  1. In a saucepan, combine the ginger and Pure Leaf Iced Tea with Lemon and bring to a simmer. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to steep, about 10 minutes. Allow to cool in an airtight container in the fridge.
  2. Fill two highball glasses with ice. Pour 1/2 cup ginger-infused tea, then 1/4 cup pomegranate juice into each glass. Top each with club soda, garnish with a tablespoon of pomegranate seeds and a cinnamon stick to stir.
  3. For alcoholic version, add 2 ounces gin or bourbon before adding tea.
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 Shaved Fall Vegetable Salad with Tea-Pickled Radishes

Shaved Fall Vegetable Salad with Tea-Pickled Radishes
Serves 4
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FOR THE TEA-PICKLED RADISHES
  1. 1 cup Pure Leaf Sweet Tea, warmed but not boiling
  2. 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  3. 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  4. 8 small radishes, thinly sliced or 4 large watermelon radishes
  5. 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  6. 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
FOR THE SHAVED VEGETABLE SALAD
  1. 1/4 cup reserved picking liquid
  2. 1 tablespoon honey
  3. Kosher Salt
  4. Freshly Ground Pepper
  5. 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  6. 1 large fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  7. 2 sweet, crisp apples, such as Gala or Fuji, cored and thinly sliced into half moons
  8. 2 small heads radicchio, thinly sliced
  9. 4 celery stalks, thinly sliced on a bias, leaves reserved for garnish
  10. 2 tablespoons roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
  11. Tea-Pickled Radishes, see recipe above
Instructions
  1. Instructions: In a medium bowl, combine the tea with the salt; stir to dissolve. Add the vinegar along with the radishes, garlic and peppercorns. Cover and refrigerate at least an hour or overnight. Drain the pickled radishes, reserving 1Ž4 cup of pickling liquid for use in vinaigrette. Set aside.
  2. Note: The drained radishes can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.
  3. Instructions: Pour the reserved pickling liquid into a large bowl. Add the honey and whisk to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly add olive oil in a steady stream, whisking constantly to emulsify. Add the fennel, apple, radicchio, celery, parsley and pickled radishes to the bowl and toss all ingredients together to coat. Season with more salt and pepper if desired and garnish with celery leaves before serving.
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These teas really are worth every cent and will prove to leave your thirst quenched and your body refreshed long after you have taken the last sip. You can also get creative with them; add some crushed ice and a little alcohol to turn it into an adult cocktail or make some fun and fresh ice lollies for the little ones, who knows what value they could bring to your life.

WIN Pure Leaf Prize Pack!

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**Disclosure: I received a sample of the product to facilitate this post. No other compensation was provided and all views and opinions stated on this post are 100% my own.

56 thoughts on “Celebrity Chef and Mom Gail Simmons Debuts Quick and Easy Recipes for This Holiday Season! + Pure Leaf Prize Pack #Giveaway”

  18. I have never tried these awesome products before but they sound amazing so I would love to win to try them for myself.The flavors sound delicious too.Thanks for the great review and giveaway.

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  28. I love the idea of the unsweetened brew for us Diabetics; I love Iced Tea but have not tried this brand but have seen it on store shelves.

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  37. I would love to win because I’ve tried PureLeaf once and i really enjoyed it. This gift pack would be such a treat for me! It would allow me to try all the different flavours, as well as give me some useful kitchen gadgets!

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  40. I would love to win this for my husband because he loves all kinds of tea and this would be a perfect gift for him. Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway!

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  49. I would love to win this because I have reduced my coffee intake and I am trying to drink more tea. This would help me with the transition.

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