Bonnie's Mint Green Tea

Submitted by Bonnie bonbon

"this is a basic moroccan tea. i was inspired to figure out how to make this when it was served to me by a moroccan friend's mom. i found it so delicious that it spoiled me for plain japanese-style green tea. this tea came in very handy to soothe a recent sore throat."

 

• Ready In: 12mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1 -2 teaspoon loose green tea (i like jasmine scented)
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 5 fresh spearmint
• 1 cup water

directions

1. heat water, any way you please
2. put some tea leaves on a filter in a mug, teacup, or glass (the latter if you want to be truly moroccan)
3. place the spearmint leaves in the cup under the filter (or over if you don't like leaves floating in your tea-- i like it because it adds texture).
4. let the water come to a boil, then set it aside for half a minute so it can cool slightly pour the water over the filter and let it stand for 3-5 minutes.
5. lift out the filter and press the leaves with a spoon to squeeze out their juices add as much honey as you like.
6. don't be shy-- honey is a healthy, wholesome sweetener. drink it up (it should already be cool enough by now).

Reviews

[UmmBinat]

This is a nice tea. Not my favorite but it might be yours. Green tea goes so well with fresh mint. I steep mine 3 minutes as I like a slightly lighter tea flavour/caffeine and I still find it a little strong. I use an organic green tea bag which says steep 1-3 minutes so I shall try 2 next time> I used creamed honey (I love that this recipe uses honey instead of white sugar!) I'm not sure I used spearmint leaves as they were from a grocer and just said mint on the package. (They were slightly rounded), plus I use spring water. I boil my water and wait a minute before pouring it on the green tea bags. I would like to try this again with the longer mint leaves we get in the garden during summer/autumn, I think they are more likely spearmint. Plus less steeping time than called for here. I will then update my review insha Allah (God willing). BTW I agree to not be shy of honey it is good for us!

 

[AcadiaTwo]

Now this is TRUE mint tea! Instead of green tea I used spearmint which gave it that extra minty flavor. I actually preferred it before I added the honey, however that is my taste preference. I will be drinking this often! This recipe was tagged in the Comfort Cafe's tag game.