How Do You Make Mint Iced Tea Without Brewing Tea?
If you love herb gardening, mint is an easy plant to grow. But be warned; once you plant mint, it can easily overtake the garden! Many people who love herb gardening end up with a huge patch of mint. There’s only so much mint you can use in cooking, even if you love it. While it’s easy to dry mint leaves in the sun or a dehydrator to make hot mint tea later, you can also make a cold-pressed mint iced tea that’s super easy and delicious. Choose the healthiest leaves and shoots from your mint plant. Grasp a handful and just pull them off the plant, or take scissors and snip handfuls. You’ll need about two cups of mint leaves. Wash your hands with soap and water. Dry thoroughly. Do not put on any lotion or anything onto your hands as you will use them as tools in this recipe. Grab big handfuls of mint and hold them over the glass (or a pitcher if you prefer). Crush and squeeze them, wringing them like a towel that you want to wring out. Let any juice or liquid drop into the pitcher or gla
