SUN TEA
This sun tea recipe helps you take full advantage of the warmth of the summer sun, try making a fresher tasting version of iced tea using solar energy instead of boiled water.
This is a technique that sweetly coaxes out the essence of your tea with the rays of the sun creating a cleaner, smoother, more refreshing iced tea.
What kind of tea? I love to have ones for pure flavour fun (like a berry one) but as a Naturopathic Doctor, I know they can also be therapeutic (medicinal) and delicious. For example:
- Hibiscus is so high in Vitamin C (great. for adrenals and immune system) and makes a gorgeous red elixir (wonderfully tart for non-alcoholic mocktails!)
- Lemon Balm is a favourite for soothing the nervous system and digestive system and liver support to boot,
- Licorice root is energizing liver -loving, anti-viral, throat coating tea (great for respiratory health, sore throats),
- Dandelion root for hormone health and the liver (again!),
- Peppermint is not only refreshing but supportive for metabolic hormone health and digestive ease.
Ingredients
- 1 tea bag or 1 tsp loose tea to 1 c purified water
»OPTIONAL (after brewing) :
- Add honey or coconut sugar to taste
- Add some freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice and ice cubes
Instructions
1. Place filtered water and tea in a large glass jar, cover with lid.
2. Place it on a sunny windowsill.
3. Let this sit until the water gets infused, and the colour changes. The timing of this depends on the strength of the sun, but usually takes a minimum of 2 hours. Generally, when it comes to steeping, the longer, the stronger.
- Want to naturally sweeten it up?
- Try adding half fruit juice (cranberry is especially pretty, white grape is naturally sweet and clear, pineapple is fun and tropical).
