Brew fresh nettle leaves with lime, chill the tea, and serve it over ice with honey syrup. This pitcher is adapted from Sugar Salted’s lime nettle iced tea .

Try it with a plain oat biscuit.

Herbal tea in a glass pitcher with ice and citrus
Serve the chilled herbal tea over ice.

Ingredients

  • 1 liter (4 1/4 cups) water
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • About 60 g (2 cups) fresh nettle leaves
  • 1/2 cup honey and 1/2 cup water for syrup
  • Ice, fresh mint and sliced lime for serving

How to Make It

  1. Bring the water, lime juice and sugar to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the nettle.
  2. Steep for 10 to 15 minutes, strain into a pitcher and chill.
  3. For the syrup, combine the honey and water in a small saucepan, bring to a simmer and let cool.
  4. Serve the chilled tea over ice with mint and lime. Stir in honey syrup to taste. Use the tea within a day or two.
Herbal tea being strained through a fine mesh sieve
Strain the leaves before chilling the tea.

Buying Nettle

Use positively identified fresh nettle from a food-safe source. Handle the fresh leaves carefully before brewing, since they can sting.

Serving

Keep the tea refrigerated and use it within a day or two, as the source recommends. Add the mint and ice when serving.

A glass of iced herbal tea with a citrus wheel
Add ice and citrus when serving.

Optional Lidded Pitcher

Lidded pitcher and glass with ice, lime and mint
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A lidded glass pitcher can hold this roughly one-liter batch in the refrigerator. Check that the pitcher fits your fridge before buying.