Meatless Monday: Ginger Beer

Welcome to Meatless Monday, a column in the spirit of the Meatless Monday initiative, which promotes going without meat one day a week to reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.

Here we'll share favorite recipes in which vegetables are the main attraction.

This week, we went to the Mother Ship herself, the Meatless Monday recipe archive, and retrieved a refreshing recipe for make-your-own Ginger Beer, which sounds utterly intimidating but actually only calls for five ingredients including ice cubes. Give it a swirl, why don't you.

Ginger Beer

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 quarts water
1/2 lb fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup honey
Ice cubes

Method

1. Combine 2 cups of the water with the ginger in a saucepan. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and honey. Let it cool completely.
2. Strain the ginger mixture into a large pitcher. Add the remaining 1-1/2 quarts water. Add the ice cubes, and let stand until well chilled. Serve.