Mint tea recipes for great wellness
It's winter. It's time to use the gifts of nature to promote health, for example, brew tea from fresh herbs.
Mint is rightfully considered the queen of herbal teas. Its beneficial properties have been known since ancient times. The leaves of the plant contain menthol, ascorbic acid, carotene, flavonoids, tannins and ethers. The most popular varieties are: field, lemon, pepper, curly, garden, menthol, Moroccan and Korean.
Wild mint can be found in vegetable gardens, forest edges and along roadsides where it grows like a weed. To always have mint on hand, you can grow it at home on a windowsill. You can also grow mint from seeds.
Maybe you have grown a lot of mint. Then we can tell you lly or 3 recipes for how to make mint jelly tea.
Classic mint tea
Ingredients: 2 tsp. green tea 3 sprigs of fresh mint 400 ml of water Method of preparation: Pour the ingredients into a heated kettle, pour boiling water and let it brew for 2-3 minutes. You can also use black or red tea for this recipe, but your choice is best with neutral-tasting Chinese green tea. Loose tea "Green powder" is perfect. This is perhaps the easiest way to make mint tea. The main principle here is not to overexpose.
Lime and mint - all the freshness of the taste
Ingredients: 2 tsp of large leaf green tea 1/2 lime 1-2 sprigs of fresh mint 2 tsp of honey 400 ml of water Method of preparation: Finely chop the lime, grind the mint leaves and put it all in a preliminary heated kettle. Pour boiling water over and leave for 2 minutes. Add green tea. After 2-3 minutes, it can be poured into cups. Honey to taste. This drink is good both hot and iced.
Mint tea with pine nuts
Ingredients: 3 tsp. black tea (best of all Kenyan granulated) 1 sprig of fresh peppermint 1 handful of pine nuts Honey (chestnut) 400 ml of water Method of preparation: Pour tea into a preheated kettle and pour boiled water (90-95 degrees). Let it brew for 3 minutes. Then add the mint and wait another 2 minutes. Pour into cups, add honey and stir well. Add 6-7 pine nuts to each cup and let cool slightly. A warming drink with a refreshing taste is ready.