How to make basil tea! This fresh herb adds a wonderfully subtle flavor to tea: add lemon for the perfect pairing.
Do you have leftover basil in your garden? Let’s do it basil tea! There are so many ways to use basil, from basil pesto to margherita pizza. But what if you want the easiest and healthiest way to use it? To brew tea! Alex and I made herbal tea recipes using all the herbs from our garden: oregano, thyme and mint. Basil tea was next on our list: and this herb tastes best when paired with some black tea and lemon. It adds a subtle, peppery flavor that’s irresistible! Here’s what to do.
How to make basil tea
You only need three ingredients for this basil tea recipe: a black tea bag, fresh basil and a lemon wedge. While basil is best known for flavoring Italian recipes, its aroma brings intrigue to tea. This recipe has a slightly different method than our other herbal tea recipes. Since the basil flavor isn’t strong enough on its own, pair it with black tea and lemon for the perfect brew! Here’s what to do:
- Boil: Boil a pot of water. We use a kettle (which we also use for our morning coffee).
- Harvest herbs: Take 6 large basil leaves.
- Confusion: Using a wooden spoon, gently mash the lemon and basil.
- Soaking: Put a bag of black tea in the cup and fill it with boiling water. Let it rest for 5 minutes and then enjoy!
Benefits of Basil Tea
Fresh basil is known to be full of antioxidants, antibacterial properties, and vitamin K. We can’t promise a cup of basil tea will cure all your ailments, but we can’t say it’s positively calming. drink. a cup! It’s a healthy way to enjoy this powerful fresh herb. Learn more about the benefits of basil.
Grow your own basil
Basil is easy to grow at home! They don’t even need space in the garden: just a pot and a sunny ledge! You can use it in recipes all summer long (see below). Here are some of our resources for growing and harvesting basil:
More herbal teas
You can make tea with all kinds of herbs! Here are some other herbal tea recipes to try:
Do you like tea recipes? Also try our iced tea, sweet tea and cold brew tea.
Other ways to use basil
Basil adds the perfect herbal punch to dishes from pizza to salads! Here are our top basil recipes for using this tasty herb:
This basil tea recipe is…
Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.
The description
How to make basil tea! This fresh herb adds a wonderfully subtle flavor to tea: add lemon for the perfect pairing.
- 1 Bag of black tea
- 6 large basil leaf
- 1/2 slice of lemon
- Boil the water.
- Use a wooden spoon to gently mash (mash) the basil leaves and lemon circle at the bottom of the tea glass.
- Put the black tea bag in the cup. Pour in water and let steep for 5 minutes. Discard the basil, lemon and tea bags and drink immediately.
- Category: drink
- Method: tea
- Kitchen: Herbs-
- Diet: vegan
