Mediterranean Iced Tea Recipes

PERFECT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Hot-Brewed:
• Bring 8 cups water to a simmer; remove from the heat and add 3 tablespoons loose tea or 6 tea bags. Let steep about 4 minutes, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Let cool, then transfer to a pitcher, cover and refrigerate.
• Cold-Brewed:
• Combine 8 cups cold water and 6 tablespoons loose tea or 10 tea bags in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate 15 to 36 hours, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags.
• Sweet Teas:
• Combine 3/4 cup each sugar and water in a saucepan and add 1 infuser, if desired. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and let cool. Strain the infused syrup through a fine-mesh sieve (you'll get about 1 cup).
• Orange Add 6 strips zest
• Blackberries 1 cup
• Cinnamon 2 sticks
• Lavender 3 tablespoons dried
• Vanilla 1 halved bean
• Mint 3 sprigs
• Ginger 1 cup sliced
• Lemon 8 strips zest
• Nectarine 1 cup chopped
• Cucumber 2 cups chopped

ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 10 cups water to boil. Add all the tea and steep 5 minutes.
• In a container large enough to hold tea and ice, put lots of ice. Add lemon and orange slices and pour steeped tea over ice.
• Squeeze in the orange and lemon halves and add mint sprigs.
• Serve - over ice, if desired - in tall glasses decorated with lemon twists and mint.

THREE-HERB ICED TEA

Steps:

• 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.

THE BEST LEMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place green tea bags and black tea bags in a 1-gallon glass jar. Pour boiling water over tea bags; steep for 30 minutes.
• Remove tea bags; stir in sugar and lemonade concentrate until dissolved. Fill jar to the top with cold water; stir in lemon juice. Chill in the refrigerator until cold. Serve over ice.

EASY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the tea bags, sugar, honey and 1.5 litres water in a large jug. Leave to infuse for 10 mins, then remove and discard the tea bags. Chill until ready to serve.
• Stir in the lemon juice, lemon slices, orange slices and mint leaves. Fill the jug with plenty of ice and stir again.
• Fill tall glasses with ice and pour over the iced tea, then serve with extra honey to taste.

CLASSIC ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine black tea, lemon and orange zest, and boiling water. Let steep 8 minutes. Remove tea bags and let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Serve over ice with lemon and orange slices if desired.

EASIEST PEPPERMINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a 2 quart heatproof pitcher, pour two cups of boiling water over the tea bags.
• Steep them for 6 minutes and then remove the tea bags.
• Stir the honey and lemon juice into the hot tea and then add 2 cups cold water.
• Chill and serve over ice with or without a lemon slice garnish.
• Chill out and enjoy !

MEDITERRANEAN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Shake the orange liqueur, amaro, lime juice, orange juice, simple syrup and soda with ice in a cocktail shaker.
• Strain over ice into a highball glass.