Help your head rest a little, collect your thoughts and arrange real relaxation. Make tea with mint, lemon balm, citrus and spices anytime, anywhere. Step by step recipe with photo and video recipe.
Mint and lemon balm are natural antidepressants that always give you calmness and balance. Plants have been known to people for a long time as having many medicinal and useful properties. Therefore, tea with mint and lemon balm is widely used to treat all kinds of diseases, and is also taken as a tonic drink for the body. Tea with these plants also quenches thirst well, restores strength and relaxes. Citrus fruits and spices added to the drink help with colds. Therefore, it is good to drink tea in the spring and autumn seasons, when the threat of catching a cold and becoming infected with viral diseases is especially great.
This drink is useful for people with cardiovascular diseases, because it contributes to the normal functioning of the heart and normalizes blood pressure. Tea is used for migraines and muscle pains. It has a positive effect on the female body, relieves menstrual pain, regulates the menstrual cycle and normalizes the condition during menopause. The combination of these ingredients helps to improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, while relieving cramps.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 15 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Melisa - 1 tsp (this recipe uses dried leaves)
- Mint - 1 tsp (this recipe uses frozen leaves)
- Allspice peas - 2 pcs.
- Cardamom - 4 grains
- Orange zest - 0.5 tsp (this recipe uses dried rind)
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
Step-by-step preparation of tea with mint, lemon balm, citrus fruits and spices, recipe with photo:
1. Pour lemon balm and dried citrus zest into a cup or teapot.
2. Dip the cinnamon stick, allspice peas and cardamom seeds.
3. Pour boiling water over the food.
4. Cover the tea with a lid and leave to infuse for 5 minutes.
5. Remove the lid from the teapot. Melissa and zest should sink to the bottom of the container.
6. Dip the frozen mint cube into the glass and cover the tea again. Leave it on for 3 minutes to brew the mint. Serve ready-made tea with mint, lemon balm, citrus fruits and spices. Strain the drink through a fine sieve if desired. It tastes the same, both hot and chilled. If desired, add honey to the drink, it goes well with it. In addition, this tea is ideal for making natural cocktails.
See also the video recipe on how to make green tea with mint.
