Iced tarragon tea
Tarragon is often called the ‘king of herbs’ because of it’s health benefits. In addition it has a lovely, unique flavour that is great for making iced tarragon tea.
It’s easy to make and ideal as:
- A delicious cold summer drink
- To help with blood sugar levels, good for your heart and helps improve sleep, etc..
Fresh tarragon is great for making iced tea. The recipe below shows how to use fresh tarragon to make iced tarragon tea – but the herb is also used in lots of recipes (many French recipes use it)
How to make iced tarragon tea
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp tarragon leaves
- 2 limes
- 2 teabags green tea
- 1 litre hot (not boiling) water
Equipment
- Kettle
- Jug or cafetiere and/or tea infuser (see below)
Instructions
- Wash & slice the limes.
- Remove the tarragon leaves from the stems
- Add the limes, leaves and tea bags into the cafetiere
- Add 1 litre hot but not boiling water
- Let cool in a fridge for 12 to 24 hours,
- Pour through a sieve onto a glass filled with ice
Why iced tarragon tea is so good for you
Tarragon is often called the ‘king of herbs’ because of it’s fantastic health benefits. (Source medical news today)
Not only will it help with blood sugar levels but will also help with inflammation and relieving pain. Similar it will help improve sleep and has also been shown the help with depression, etc..
But the reason we use it in many recipes is the unique and lovely flavour.
2 items to focus on:
Item 1 – The tarragon you use
There are 3 different types of tarragon : French, Mexican and Russian.
Chef’s prefer using French tarragon because it has most flavour. Although the Mexican one is worth trying, as the flavour is slightly different.
Tarragon is very easy to grow at home, for example in a pot on a window sill, as pictured.
Item 2 – Jug or cafetiere and/or tea infuser?
I prefer using a cafetiere as it’s easy to use – simply push down the filter when you want to use it.
An alternative option is to use a jug or wide bottle and a tea infuser. Put the tarragon leaves and green tea in the infuser and then use a sieve when pouring.
For example the one pictured on the right is easy to use, and can also make iced coffee, fruit drinks, etc.
Iced tarragon tea
Equipment
- 1 Kettle
- 1 Cafetiere or tea pot
Ingredients
- 4 Lime
- 2 tbsp tarragon leaves
- 2 tea bags Green Tea
- 1 litre Hot not boiling water
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients– Wash & slice the limes.– Remove the tarragon leaves from the stems
- Add the limes, leaves and tea bags into the cafetiere
- Add 1 litre hot but not boiling water
- Let cool in a fridge for 12 to 24 hours,Pour through a sieve onto a glass filled with ice
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Easy Way to grow tarragon at home
Hopefully the guide to how to make iced tarragon tea might inspire you to grow your own fresh tarragon at home.
When you are cooking fresh herbs tend to make a real difference to the results. Herbs are really easy to grow at home and many of them grow really fast.
To grow your own tarragon
It’s not very difficult to grow your own at home – even indoors (in your kitchen, spare bedroom, garage, etc. All you will need are seeds, growing system and some growing lights. There is detailed description of the – indoor herb growing system
Tarragon has a unique flavour – I love it but some people don’t. This is a great refreshing drink, problem is I can’t stop drinking it 🙂