Sesame Free Lavender Lemon Balm Tea
Floral, citrusy, and deeply calming, this herbal tea is the kind of drink that makes you slow down and actually enjoy the moment. Fresh lemon balm brings a bright, grassy lift while dried lavender buds add that unmistakable soft floral note — together they steep into something that smells almost too good to drink. A squeeze of lemon juice sharpens the whole cup, and a drizzle of raw honey rounds it out with gentle sweetness if you want it. The technique is simple but intentional: a gentle simmer rather than a hard boil keeps the delicate aromatics from turning bitter, and a short five-minute steep is all it takes. For anyone navigating sesame allergies, herbal teas can occasionally be a surprising source of hidden ingredients in commercial blends — making this from-scratch approach a genuinely stress-free option. Every ingredient here is clean, straightforward, and easy to verify at a glance. It's the kind of recipe you'll come back to on slow mornings or winding-down evenings.
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2 servings
- 2 cups filtered water
- ¼ cup fresh lemon balm leaves, loosely packed
- 1 tsp dried culinary lavender buds
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1–2 tsp raw honey, or to taste (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 2 cups of filtered water to a gentle simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat — small bubbles forming at the bottom, not a rolling boil.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the lemon balm leaves and dried lavender buds, stir once to submerge, and steep for 5 minutes.
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