Citrus Mint Iced Tea Food

CITRUS ICED TEA WITH MINT

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring 1 qt. of water to a boil. Add tea bags and mint. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Strain; discard tea bags and mint. , In a large container, combine lemonade mix and remaining water. Stir in the tea and orange juice. Cool. Serve over ice.

HONEY CITRUS SOUTHERN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups water to a simmer in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 8 minutes. Remove the tea bags and stir in the honey. Let cool.
• Add the sweetened tea to a pitcher along with 2 cups ice and another 4 cups water; stir. Add the sliced kumquats (if using), key limes and lemon. Pour into glasses over ice and garnish with mint.

CITRUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Make the tea with 1.2 litres water and the sugar. Add mint to the pot and infuse for 10 mins. Strain and cool.
• Pour into a jug, stir in the juices and serve with orange slices, mint and plenty of ice.

CITRUS MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Add water to kettle or pot and bring to a boil.
• Add tea, mint leaves, and citrus slices to a large teapot or measuring cup, and cover with boiling water.
• Let tea steep for 10 minutes (less if using green tea).
• Strain into a large pitcher, and add sugar or honey. Stir to dissolve.
• Serve over ice, and garnish with mint and citrus slices.

CITRUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine the cloves with two cups of water in a small saucepan.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from heat and let cloves steep for at least 45 minutes, preferably 1 hour.
• Bring two cups of the remaining water to a gentle boil in a small saucepan.
• Add the tea bags, cover and remove from heat.
• Let steep for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove tea bags with out squeezing them.
• Squeezing them will release more tannins into your tea and make it bitter.
• Strain the clove water into a 2 quart container.
• Add the steeped tea, orange juice, lemon juice, and sugar.
• Stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Add the remaining 4 cups of water and stir to combine.
• Let cool.
• then chill and serve over ice.

FRESH MINT TEA (HONEY CITRUS MINT TEA + FLAVOR VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Wash the mint leaves well, especially when freshly picked from an outdoor plant.
• Add the leaves and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-low heat, allowing it to boil for 2 minutes before turning off the heat.Alternatively, you can boil the water in a kettle and pour it directly over the leaves in your mug/teapot, leaving it to steep for several minutes. However, I don't find the flavor infuses as much this way.
• Allow it to steep for a further minute or two before transferring to a teapot or mug with a few slices of lemon and a drizzle of honey (best added after the tea cools slightly). Enjoy!The longer you steep the tea, the stronger it will become. I usually enjoy my first cup after the above. The second cup is then more robust, and the third is even more so (and usually requires a little extra drizzle of honey or can be diluted with some ice cubes/ water and turned into an iced version).

CITRUS-MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• 1. Pour boiling water over tea bags and mint leaves; cover and steep 5 minutes.
• 2. Remove tea bags and mint, squeezing gently.
• 3. Stir in remaining ingredients and chill for 1 hour. Serve over ice.

CITRUS AND MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to strip the top layer of zest, avoiding the white pith, from two of the oranges, the lemon and the lime. (this step is totally optional, using the zest as well as the juice adds extra citrus flavour but make sure you don't leave it to steep for too long or it can get bitter).
• Place the zest (if using), the teabags, mint and sugar in a large jug and pour over the boiling water. Give it a stir then leave to steep for 10-15 minutes. Remove the teabags, squeezing them out to extract as much flavour as you can. Leave the mixture to cool until it is lukewarm.
• Squeeze the juice from the oranges, lemon and lime and add it to the jug. Pour the tea through a fine mesh sieve into another jug, discarding the bits.
• Slice an orange, a lemon and a lime. Strip the leaves from a few sprigs of mint and add them to a large jug. Fill the jug with ice and add the tea then serve. Alternatively the tea can be stored in the fridge and you can simply pour a glass as and when is needed.

SWEET CITRUS MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add tea bags and mint; cover and let steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Combine remaining ingredients in a 2-quart pitcher. Stir until Equal® is dissolved. Remove tea bags and mint from tea mixture; add to pitcher and stir well. Chill. Serve over ice. Makes 2 quarts.
• Fancy it up a bit with lemon, lime, and orange slices, and a fresh sprig of mint.