Lemon Balm Iced Tea
Lemon balm iced tea is a lemony, spicy, healthy and delicious iced tea made with garden fresh lemon balm, ginger and lemon and sweetened with honey.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Steep and Chill Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Drinks
Cuisine: Asian, European
Keyword: Herbs, how to, Icea Tea, lemon balm iced tea, lemon balm iced tea recipe, lemon iced tea, Lemonade
Servings: 1 liter (4 cups) iced tea
Author: Ester | esterkocht.com
- 2 handful fresh lemon balm leaves
- 50 g/ 1.8 oz ginger root
- 1,5 liter/ 50.7 fl oz/ 6 cups water boiled
- 1 lemon organic
- 3 tablespoons honey/ agave or maple syrup
- 1 cup ice cubes
- some fresh lemon balm leaves for garnish
Peel ginger root and finely chop it. Then gently rinse lemon balm leaves.
Place minced ginger root, rinsed lemon balm, honey in a heat proof bowl or tea pot and pour over boiled water. Cover and let steep for 1 hour.
Once the tea has cooled, put it in the fridge and let chill for at least 2 hours or overnight. 30 minutes before serving, transfer the tea to a glass container or serving pitcher, leaving ginger root and lemon balm leaves that have settled at the bottom of the tea pot behind .
Add fresh lemon balm leaves and thinly sliced lemon. Let steep once again for about 20 minutes. Add ice cubes and serve.
- If you want more iced tea, just add boiled water to lemon balm leaves and ginger root that you've used previously. Let sit for sometime, before adding it to your iced tea. You can use the used lemon balm and ginger for up to 3 times.