Lavender Mint Iced Tea
You may not have realized it, but lavender and mint make a nice iced tea. The lavender gives a delicate, flowery perfume and exquisite taste to this iced tea.
Don’t like lavender? You can try lemon thyme in place of the lavender for another delicate yet wholly different flavour.
Here’s what you need:
2 1/2 Tbsp. fresh lavender petals or 4 tsp. dried lavender petals
3/4 cup fresh mint leaves or 4 1/2 Tbsp. dried mint
Honey or sugar to taste
8 cups of water
How to Make:
Bring water to a boil in pot over the stove. Add the herbs.
Turn off the heat and allow the herbs to steep 5 minutes or until tea reaches the strength you prefer.
Sweeten if desired with honey or sugar.
Allow the tea to cool, then strain into a pitcher and chill for several hours.
Garnish with slices of lemon.
Punch up the flavour by adding 1 cup of carbonated water or club soda.
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Marilyn Zink is the publisher of the Herbal Collective magazine.
