Paleo Dandelion Mint Detox Tea

Total time20 min

Prep time5 min

Cook time10 min

4.7

(27)

Bright, herbal, and genuinely soothing, this dandelion and peppermint tea is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're doing something good for yourself — because you actually are. Dandelion root is a longtime favorite in natural wellness circles for its gentle support of digestion and liver function, and paired with cooling fresh peppermint and a squeeze of lemon juice, it tastes as refreshing as it sounds. The optional pinch of ground turmeric deepens the color to a warm golden-green and adds an earthy, anti-inflammatory note that feels right at home in a whole-foods approach to eating. Every ingredient here is clean and unprocessed, so there's no label-reading required and no grains, legumes, or refined sugars sneaking in. Raw honey keeps the sweetener optional and ancestral, letting you dial the sweetness up or down depending on how your palate is feeling that day. It comes together in under fifteen minutes with nothing more than a saucepan and a fine-mesh strainer, making it an effortless ritual for a slow morning or a wind-down evening.

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Ingredients

2 servings

2 cups filtered water
2 tsp dried dandelion root
¼ cup fresh peppermint leaves, loosely packed
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
¼ tsp ground turmeric (optional)

For serving

raw honey, to taste (optional)
lemon slices, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the filtered water and dried dandelion root in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the fresh peppermint leaves and the turmeric, if using. Cover and steep for 5 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and lightly golden-green.

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