When, if not in summer, in hot and sultry weather, to drink cold, refreshing tea? So how to make iced tea? There are a huge number of options! For example, a recipe for iced tea with lemon. To make tea of โโyour choice - black or green. Pour tea leaves into a jug, put sugar to taste and squeeze lemon juice there, again, to taste. First cut off several slices of lemon and add them to the jug. In order to diversify the taste, you can cut fresh fragrant garden apples and put them there. Now put it all in the fridge or freezer. If in the freezer, then the tea will cool faster, but you need to remember to mix it several times so that it does not turn into ice. After about three to four hours you can get and enjoy, your tea is cold! The recipe is very simple, right?
There are more complicated and interesting ways: we make black tea, then we take apricots, peaches, pears or mangoes. You can take berries - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, currants. Fruits or berries should be chopped in a blender until smoothie. In a jug you need to mix the tea leaves and berry or fruit puree, pour water and put in the refrigerator. When it cools down, remove, strain through a sieve or cheesecloth, discard the pulp, and return the liquid to the jug. Voila, the delicious cold tea is ready! The recipe is the same, but hot, will be slightly different. Fans of sweets can add sugar - either immediately to the finished tea, or in mashed potatoes when grinding with a blender.
In general, tea is a very healthy drink. Green promotes weight loss, invigorates, helps with high blood pressure, as well as in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. Black tea stimulates the activity of brain cells, heart muscle, has a beneficial effect on the urinary system and kidneys, and the spectrum of its preventive properties is truly wide. It helps prevent the growth of cancer cells, the appearance of atherosclerosis and cataracts. Take a few more recipes in the collection.
Cold tea: basic recipe
Brew the right amount of favorite tea as soon as it is brewed, pour the tea leaves into a jug, add the required amount of water and put in the refrigerator or freezer. This is a basic recipe, you can add any fruits, berries or spices to it.
Cold carbonated tea
We make green tea. After he is infused, pour the tea leaves into a container in which we will cool. There we put a sliced โโapple, squeeze the juice of a lemon, put a few lemon slices and mint leaves to taste. Add the necessary amount of sparkling water and remove to cool. After three to four hours we take it out, filter it and drink it with pleasure!
Cold tea: an amateur recipe
So, we make green tea. While he is insisting, take a cucumber, peel, three on a fine grater or chop in a blender, finely chop the leaves of fresh mint or lemon balm. Next, squeeze the juice of one lemon or two limes. We mix everything in a jug, if you want, add sugar, but better without it. Put in the refrigerator for several hours. Do not forget to strain before use!
The main thing is not to overdo it! Because otherwise a sore throat or a cold will surely ruin your summer. Drink tea slowly and in small sips.