Lemon sage herbal tea

Lemon sage tea served with or without lemon.

Sage tea with lemon is an infusion of dried sage leaves and lemon zest in hot water. Perfect both hot or cold, you can add some honey or lemon juice to make it more palatable.

Course Beverage

Cuisine Italian

Keyword healthy hot drink, herbal tea, lemon zest, sage tea

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings people

Calories 8kcal

Author Eva | Electric Blue Food

Equipment

Saucepan
Spoon
Fine mesh sieve

Ingredients

500 ml water
5-6 sage leaves dried
1/2 lemon zested

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Add the water, together with the sage leaves and lemon zest, to a small pot and set on medium-high heat. Bring to a boil.
When the water boils, lower to medium heat and let simmer 3-4 minutes. Transfer the homemade herbal tea to a serving jug. Serve hot.
Pour the sage tea through a fine sieve mesh to retain leaves and zest. They may continue to flavour the tea water as they steep if you keep them.

Notes

Both the sage and lemon zest have a bitter tone that may intensify as they sit in the infusion. Remove the leaves and zest before pouring the tea to the serving jug if you prefer a milder taste.

To make the beverage sweeter, add a teaspoon of honey to each serving.

To up the lemon factor you can add some lemon juice or a slice of lemon to each serving. The lemon should be added once the herbal tea is ready to serve. The infusion reacts to the acidity of the lemon and will change colour.

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