Three-Herb Iced Tea

By Melissa Clark

Three-Herb Iced Tea
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
10 minutes
Rating
4(155)
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This nonalcoholic iced tea is made with fresh mint, basil and a simple syrup infused with chamomile flowers. It is as cool and refreshing as an air-conditioned subway car after a long wait on the steamy platform.

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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings
  • 8sprigs fresh mint
  • 4large leaves fresh basil
  • Chamomile syrup, to taste (see recipe)
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. In a glass measuring cup or teapot, pour water over mint and basil. Let cool, then strain into ice-filled glasses. Sweeten with syrup to taste.

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jodi

I made this sans sugar. Just mixed chamomile tea and the basil/mint tea. Delicious and refreshing.

AnneG

I suggest more basil. Mint tea is expected; basil tea is enticing. Also, go easy on the sugar syrup. In my enthusiasm, I added too much to the first glass. (I didn't have chamomile for the syrup, so I used verveine. I think any kind of tisane -- dried leaves and flowers -- would work as well.)

CatPerson

Lemon verbena leaves.

Mom

Also made sans sugar. Delicious and refreshing.

Emily T

I made this with a squirt of agave syrup. Very refreshing with lunch! Will definitely make this throughout the summer for a non-caffeinated, non-boozy boost!

Elizabeth M.

I love this. Very refreshing. Yesterday I made it with what I had: fresh basil (added more per comments), a peppermint teabag, and sweetened chamomile tea from dried chamomile flowers. Last night I got fresh mint, so today's batch has fresh mint sprigs and even more basil than yesterday. And today I used boiling water, not just coffee machine heated water. The proportions and methods are forgiving. Agree with others that the basil is wonderful.

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