Refreshing Mint Tea Food

FRESH MINT TEA

Steps:

• Take a few leaves of the mint in one hand and sharply clap your other hand on top, then drop the leaves into a teapot or cafetiere. Repeat with the rest of the mint, saving a few small sprigs for each glass as a garnish.
• Fill up the pot with boiling water and let it infuse for 2-3 mins or until the liquid starts to take on a slight pale yellow/green hue. Strain the tea into cups or heatproof glasses and sweeten with honey to taste. Drop the reserved mint into the cups to decorate if you like.

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).

MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Brew tea in boiling water, letting steep for 10 minutes. Pour brewed tea into a serving pitcher. Add sugar and lemon, and swirl in the mint, holding it by the stems and using it to stir and dissolve the sugar. When sugar is dissolved, drop mint into pitcher and add 2 cups cold water. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Strain mint out before serving and serve cold.

FRESH MINT TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan.
• In another saucepan, combine the spearmint leaves, sugar, orange slices, cloves and tea bags. Carefully pour the boiling water over the tea mixture and let it steep for 3 minutes. Stir to dissolve the sugar, and then strain the tea into a small warmed teapot or other serving vessel. Serve hot.

FRESH MINT AND MELISSA (LEMON BALM) TEA - TISANE- INFUSION

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over fresh herbs (or use a tea ball) in a tea pot that's been rinsed out with warm water.
• Let steep for about five minutes.
• Strain into warmed tea cups and enjoy your tea - tisane - infusion sweetened to your taste with honey or sugar. May be served hot, or cold over ice. Enjoy!

FRESH MINT TEA JULEPS

Steps:

• Make Tea:
• Bring water, mint, and sugar to a boil in a 4-to 5-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Strain through a sieve into a large pitcher, pressing on and then discarding mint.
• Make cocktails:
• Fill 8 (8-ounces) glasses halfway with ice. Add 2 tablespoons bourbon to each glass, then top off with mint tea.