Celery Free Lemon-Basil Mint Green Tea
This herbal iced tea is bright, cooling, and layered with flavor — fresh mint and basil steep alongside green tea bags to create something that tastes far more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. The raw honey dissolves right into the warm brew, adding a gentle floral sweetness that balances the citrusy punch of fresh lemon juice beautifully. Keeping the water just below a simmer is the key move here — it coaxes out the best of the green tea without any bitterness, and lets the herbs shine through in every sip. Once it's chilled and poured over ice with a few lemon slices floating on top, it looks like something you'd pay too much for at a café. Every single ingredient in this drink is naturally free of celery and celery derivatives, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved — just clean, wholesome refreshment. It's equally at home at a backyard gathering or as a quiet afternoon treat, and it scales up easily if you need a bigger batch.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 4 green tea bags
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp raw honey
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1–2 lemons)
For serving
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced (optional)
- ice, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to 175°F (80°C) in a small saucepan — just below a simmer, with small bubbles beginning to form at the bottom. Remove from heat.
- 2
Add the green tea bags, mint leaves, and basil leaves to the hot water. Steep for 4–5 minutes, until the tea is a clear golden-green and the herbs are fragrant. Do not steep longer, as the tea can turn bitter.
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