Recipes
How to make Very Berry Iced Tea?
June - 10 - 2017
10
Preparation: 20
Cooking: 10
Recipe: Lara Samawi
10
Preparation: 20
Cooking: 10
Ingredients
For the tea:
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5 black tea bags
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5 cups boiling water
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¼ tsp baking soda
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5 cups cold water
For the mint syrup:
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¾ cups sugar
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1 cup water
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1 ½ mint leaves, coarsely chopped
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6 Tbsp. lemon juice (around 1 ½ lemons)
For the muddled berries:
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1 cup sliced strawberries
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1 cup blueberries
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1 tsp sugar
Method
- Boil 4 cups of water; turn off heat as soon as water starts to boil and add tea bags and baking
To Make the Honey Mint Syrup:
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Combine sugar, honey, water, mint leaves and lemon juice in a medium size pan over medium heat; stirring well until all of the sugar and honey is dissolved. Continue to simmer for 2 minutes to extract mint flavor; remove from heat and cool thoroughly.
To Make the Muddled Fruit:
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Put the strawberries and blueberries into a medium bowl and gently muddle with a muddler or a large spoon. Sprinkle with 1 tsp of sugar, mix well and let sit for at least 10 minutes.
To Prepare the Tea:
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Spoon 1/4 cup of fruit and juices into the bottom of a tall glass. Fill the glass with ice and pour tea into glass until about an inch from the top.
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Measure 2-3 Tbsps. of the Honey Mint Syrup into the tea and stir to combine. Garnish with mint, strawberries and blueberries.
Lara Samawi
Lara Samawi is an Architect and Interior Designer from Jordan, she is the Founder of the food blog Dates with Lara. She... more
