Food Recipes Kombucha-Pomegranate Tonic 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review This zippy and refreshing non-alcoholic drink is also good for your gut. By Jenna Helwig Jenna Helwig Instagram Jenna is the food director at Real Simple and the author of Bare Minimum Dinners, a cookbook featuring more than 100 low-lift, high-reward recipes. Previously, Jenna was the food director at Health and Parents. She is also the founder and operator of Rosaberry, a boutique personal chef services company, and the author of four other cookbooks, including the bestselling Baby-Led Feeding. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on January 6, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Greg DuPree Hands On Time: 5 mins Total Time: 5 mins Servings: 1 A healthy gut supports a lot more than just optimal digestion; it also helps promote stable moods and a strong immune system. One of the best ways to support gut health is to add more probiotic-rich foods into your diet, including kombucha, a lightly effervescent, fermented tea. Drink kombucha on its own, or use it as one component in a drink. Here it gets flavored with zesty lime, punchy ginger, and tart pomegranate juice for a stellar non-alcoholic cocktail or a lively afternoon pick-me-up. Ingredients 1 lime 2 teaspoons roughly chopped unpeeled fresh ginger 3 ounces (a generous ⅓ cup) raw kombucha 1 ounce (2 Tbsp.) pomegranate juice or cranberry juice 1 ounce (2 Tbsp.) club soda, or more if desired Directions Remove a 3-by-1-inch zest strip from lime and cut lime in half. Place 1 half in a large, sturdy mug or cocktail shaker; reserve remaining half for another use. Add ginger to mug. Using bottom of a wooden spoon, muddle lime and ginger, pounding on lime to extract juice. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a glass, pressing solids in strainer to extract as much juice as possible. Fill glass halfway with ice. Add kombucha and pomegranate juice to glass; stir to combine. Top with soda and garnish with lime zest strip. Rate it Print