How to make sea moss gel?

Tools required:

- sieve

- ceramic or glass bowl (non-metal)

- cling film or foil

- medium sized pot

- blender (can be stick/hand held blender)

- empty clean jars

Ingredients required:

- 2 lemon/lime

- filtered water

- ginger/cinnamon (to taste)

Prep time 15 minutes (plus soaking time 12 hours)

Put dried sea moss in a sieve and wash it for 2 minutes under the tap.
Once cleaned, place it in a bowl
Cut a lemon/lime into 4 wedges, de-seed the wedges and squeeze them onto the wet moss. throw the wedges in with the moss
Fill it up with filtered water to cover the moss fully
Cover the bowl with cling film
Leave it to soak for a minimum of 12 hours

Once the moss absorbs the water and turns white (see image) throw away the wedges
Rinse the moss again under the tap
Transfer the sea moss into a pot

Cut up new wedges of lime/lemon, de-seed it and squeeze them in the pot
Add ginger - cubed if not a huge fan so you can remove it later or grate fresh ginger into the sea moss if love ginger
Add cinnamon, fill it with water just until it covers the moss
Light up the hob, bring to boil and simmer for no longer than 3 minutes.
Wait until it cools down, once its room temperature, remove the lime/lemon wedges and ginger cubes

Pour the moss with the water into a blender and blitz it until it forms a smooth paste
Transfer to empty jars, and keep the jars in the fridge
Consume within a month, 1-2 tablespoon per day with tea, porridge or added to a smoothie or juice