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Summer Fruits in a Lemon Verbena and Mint Tea

Here's how you make Summer Fruits in a Lemon Verbena and Mint Tea
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1⁄2 cup sugar
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest of
  • 1 orange, juice and zest of
  • 1 vanilla bean, split
  • 1 1⁄2 tablespoons loose earl gray tea leaves
  • 6 fresh lemon verbena leaves, thinly sliced (or 1 tsp minced fresh lemongrass)
  • 12 mint leaves,
  • Thinly sliced summer fruit or berries
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Bring sugar and water to a boil over high heat.

  • Step 2: Place remaining ingredients except fruit in a large bowl and pour hot syrup over. Let steep until cool then strain through a fine mesh sieve. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold.

  • Step 3: Dice fruits, leave berries whole. Place 1/2 cup of fruit in a shallow soup bowl and ladle 1 cup of tea over the berries. Garnish with sprig of mint or lemon verbena and serve with a wild blueberry financier or other almond cookie if desired.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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