Name: Iced Green Mint Tea
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tea bags of Lipton Green Mint Tea; 200ml freshly drawn water cooled to 80C; 200ml cold still water; 5 fresh mint leaves; 1 tall 450ml glass, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes; Enough cubed ice (about 250g); 1 small jug for steeping, 1 saucer for covering

Cold Green Tea and fresh mint together are about as cooling as a drink gets, the sort of glass that makes you feel a few degrees cooler just holding it. Keep the brew gentle, with water off the boil at around 80C, so the green tea stays smooth rather than bitter, then load it with ice and a good handful of mint. It is the iced cousin of Moroccan mint tea, only lighter and unsweetened.

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⏱ 15 min 🍽 Serves 1 📊 Easy 📚 Iced Tea Recipes

You'll need

2 tea bags of Lipton Green Mint Tea
200ml freshly drawn water cooled to 80C
200ml cold still water
5 fresh mint leaves
1 tall 450ml glass, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
Enough cubed ice (about 250g)
1 small jug for steeping, 1 saucer for covering

Method

Boil the kettle and let it stand a minute or two to drop to around 80C.
Steep the 2 tea bags in 200ml of the cooled water for four minutes under a saucer, then lift them out.
Cool the brew right down in cold water or the fridge.
Fill a tall glass with ice and pour the cooled tea over.
Lengthen with the cold water, easing it down the back of a spoon.
Clap the mint leaves between your palms to release the oils and drop them in.
Tip: muddle a couple of the mint leaves in the bottom of the glass first for a stronger mint hit.

What you'll end up with: A clean, double cooling glass of iced green mint tea, light, sharp and very refreshing.

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Lipton Green Mint Tea, 20 Tea Bags 32g£7.50