Our Interview with Lishe
We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Lishe. It was amazing and you can check it out by clicking on the link below.
ROOIBOS APPLE ICE TEA
1 cup apple juice
1 cup cold @laagerrooibostea Green Tea
1 cup @laagerrooibostea Green Tea ice cubes
1 cup boiling water
2 teabags LaagerRooibos Green Tea
Mini canned apples, for garnish.
To make ice cubes: Pour boiling water over teabags. Leave to brew for about 5-7 minutes.
Leave to cool down completely.
This should fill one whole ice tray (12 blocks).
Freeze until completely frozen.
To make ice tea: Mix all the ingredients together. Chill until ready to serve. Garnish with mini apples.
BEETROOT & FETA SALAD WITH ROOIBOS DRESSING
BEETROOT & FETA SALAD:
4 cooked beetroot, peeled
300 g baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup feta, crumbled
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
ROOIBOS DRESSING:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 Tbls @laagerrooibostea syrup :
2 cups water
6 teabags @laagerrooibostea
2 cups castor sugar
Salt and pepper
To make syrup: In a small pot, bring the water, sugar and teabags to a boil for a minute. Reduce to a simmer until the liquids are reduced to half.
Remove the teabags. Leave syrup to cool.
Mix all the dressing ingredients together and set aside.
Layer the salad ingredients into a salad bowl. Top with pumpkin seeds and drizzle with rooibos dressing.
ROOIBOS MOJITO
2 Tbls @laagerrooibostea Citrus & Ginger syrup:
2 cups water
6 teabags citrus & ginger LaagerRooibos
2 cups castor sugar
1 cup @laagerrooibostea Citrus & Ginger ice cubes :
1 cup boiling water
2 teabags citrus & ginger LaagerRooibos
Handful of fresh mint
1 cup tonic water
1 lime, quartered
To make syrup: In a small pot, bring the water, sugar and teabags to a boil for a minute. Reduce to a simmer until the liquids are reduced to half.
Remove the teabags. Leave syrup to cool.
To make ice cubes: Pour boiling water over teabags. Leave to brew for about 5-7 minutes.
Leave to cool down completely.
This should fill one whole ice tray (12 blocks).
Freeze until completely frozen.
In a tall glass, add the ice, syrup, the mint and lime. Muddle with a spoon until glass is icy.
Add more ice if needed. Top with tonic water and garnish with more mint.
ROOIBOS STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE BOWL
1 cup strawberries
1 cup plain yogurt
2 Tbls @laagerrooibostea cranberry & wild Cherry tea syrup:
2 cups water
6 teabags cranberry & wild cherry rooibos
2 cups castor sugar
1/2 cup @laagerrooibostea cranberry & wild Cherry ice cubes:
1 cup boiling water
2 teabags cranberry & wild cherry teabags
To make syrup: In a small pot, bring the water, sugar and teabags to a boil for a minute. Reduce to a simmer until the liquids are reduced to half.
Remove the teabags. Leave syrup to cool.
To make ice cubes: Pour boiling water over teabags. Leave to brew for about 5-7 minutes.
Leave to cool down completely.
This should fill one whole ice tray (12 blocks).
Freeze until completely frozen.
1 Tbls chia seeds
Blend all the ingredients together in a blender until nice and smooth.
Pour smoothie into a bowl. Garnish with fresh strawberries and chia seeds
INSPIRED LIVING SA
Tebo and Lebo Ndala are 27-year-old chefs from Mamelodi, Pretoria. They studied culinary arts at The Hurst campus in Stellenbosch before moving to the US to take extra courses at UCLA Extension.
In addition to being pop up restaurateurs, they are food stylists and food editors as well. In September 2019, they published their first cookbook, Food Stories, which won its first International award in 2020, and it was named the 3rd best African cookbook in the world by the Gourmand awards.
You can read the full article here.
ROOIBOS CHAI ICING
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 Tbls milk *optional
@laagerrooibostea chai spice:
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp green cardamon
@laagerrooibostea leaves
To make chai spice: Mix/ crush all the spices in a pastel and mortar until well blended.
In a bowl, with a hand mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy for about 5 minutes.
Add in the icing sugar one scoop at a time. Beat until well blended and fluffy.
Add in the milk to loosen up the icing *optional
Fold in the rooibos chai spice until well blended.
Using a star nozzle and piping bag, pipe icing onto a cupcake or cake.
Enjoy. 
