Iced Mint Tea

Katzen's Note:

A summer favourite, when your garden is overgrown with mint. Easy to make, and delicious! Cook time is cooling time. Original recipe from Homemakers Magazine had 1/4 cup lime juice, but after Acadia's review, I adjusted it, as I agree that is too much and is overwhelming. I think that lemon juice compliments the taste more, as well. For a vegan version, use agave nectar!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 6.0 cups

• 6 cups water , boiling
• 1 ½ cups mint leaves , fresh, loosely packed
• 2 -3 tablespoons green tea leaves (4-6 tea bags)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (more, to taste) or 1 tablespoon lime juice (more, to taste)
• honey or agave nectar , to taste

Directions:

1. Pour boiling water over mint leaves and green tea leaves; let cool. Strain and stir in lime juice, and honey to taste.
2. Serve in a tall glass with ice cubes and a sprig of fresh mint.

Reviews

[Debbwl]

Very refreshing! The flavors are very well balanced. Made as written using 5 green tea bags and the lime juice option. Also used the honey option (2 tablespoons for the whole pitcher) Thanks for the post.

[DebS #2]

I followed the recipe using tea bags and fresh mint from my garden. We found that we needed to add sugar to sweeten it a bit. Made a double batch and it's all gone!

[Cookgirl]

For this recipe I had fresh pineapple mint from the garden and used Stash brand green tea. Easy, delicious and not overly sweet because you can control the amount of sugar in the beverage. Reviewed for Veg Swap/Tag July.