My herbs are nothing short of out of control this summer so I am scouring the web to find different ways to use them up. One of the new herbs I planted this year is lemon verbena which smells so lemony I'm a little addicted to smelling the leaves. I found a recipe for lemon verbena and mint tea which helps use up one of the other fast-growing plants, mint, in my garden. I made the tea much stronger than the recipe called for and let is steep longer so that I could put it over ice for iced tea. It's a very refreshing beverage and I added only a little superfine sugar to heighten the natural sweetness not really sweeten it much.
Lemon Verbena and Mint Iced Tea
1 cup mint leaves, picked from stems and washed & rinsed
1 cup lemon verbena leaves, pick from stems and washed & rinsed
4 cups water
1 T superfine sugar
Bring water to almost a boil then pour over the leaves and add sugar. Let steep for 1/2 hour. Strain water into pitcher and serve over ice.
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| Tea Steeping |
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| Glass of Iced Tea |
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