Spearmint Green Tea
While water is king of the beverages, sometimes you may be craving something a little different. Try this easy Green Iced Tea with mint and lemon. It is high in antioxidants and low in caffeine. I made a big pitcher to help use up all of this spearmint that we just bought from the Furman Farm.
Ingredients
Green Tea bags, prepared according to package directions
Fresh mint leaves on the stalk, rinsed well
Lemon wedges
Directions
Bring a pot of water to boil and remove from heat. Add green tea bags and a few mint sprigs and steep for about 5 minutes; discard bags and mint leaves. Let cool and serve over ice with a wedge of lemon. Sweeten lightly, if desired.
This is also delicious with fruit flavored teas such as Raspberry Zinger, Lemon Zinger, or Country Peach.
Spearmint leaves can also be frozen in each section of an ice cube tray. Just fill the trays with water as usual and add a mint leaf to each cube. Once frozen they can be added to iced tea or seltzer water with lemon.
