Watermelon, Mint & Lemon Infused Iced Green Tea
Green tea bliss.
One of the things I use most in my kitchen is a large jar for making tea.
I don’t even remember when or where I bought it because I’ve had it for so long.
It gets used more in the summer of course, and it makes the best tea.
In this recipe, the tea is brewed in the refrigerator and is made with green tea, watermelon, mint and slices of lemon for good measure.
What a bouquet of flavors. It tastes so good and is amazingly refreshing.
Served over ice, this infused green tea is smooth, and just perfect on a hot day.
My favorite part is eating the big pieces of watermelon after they soaked in the green tea mixture.
I love the flavor that the watermelon takes on.
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Let’s check out the ingredients.
For the Tea – Seedless watermelon, mint leaves, lemon slices, green tea bags and cold water. As an option, the serving glasses can be rimmed with sugar
For the Container -A thoroughly cleaned large glass gallon-size container with a lid is also needed
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Here’s how to make it.
For the Tea:
In a thoroughly cleaned large glass container, add cold water and green tea bags.
Then add slices of lemon…
…and…
a couple sprigs of fresh mint.
Next,
last but not least,
add medium to large pieces of watermelon (rind removed).
Then,
Cover the container with a lid and put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
After brewing remove and discard the tea bags and serve the tea over ice.
For the Garnish:
…To the serving glasses, add cut watermelon (with the rind for added color), sliced lemon and a sprig of mint.
Also, serve the pieces of watermelon from the container on the side.
If storing leftover tea; remove the sprigs of mint, lemon and watermelon from the container and store in the refrigerator no longer than 2 days.
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Ingredients
The following amounts may vary depending on the size of pitcher or jar used;
For the Tea:
- 1 gallon cold water
- 10 green tea bags
- 3 slices lemon
- 2 sprigs fresh mint
- 1 quarter of a medium-size seedless watermelon rind removed and cut in medium-size pieces
For Garnish and Serving:
- Small pieces of watermelon rind on and cut in triangular shapes
- Sprigs of mint
- Slices of lemon
- Sugar optional - to rim the serving glasses
- Ice for the serving glasses
Instructions
For the Tea:
- In a thoroughly cleaned large glass container with a lid, add cold water, tea bags (strings hanging over the outside edges of the container), lemon slices, sprigs of mint and watermelon. Cover with a lid and put in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After brewing, remove and discard the tea bags and serve.
For Garnish and Serving:
- As an option, the serving glasses can be rimmed with sugar; rub lemon around the rim of the glasses and then dip in sugar.
- Serve over ice and garnish with pieces of watermelon, slices of lemon and springs of mint.
- Serve the watermelon pieces (from the pitcher/jar of tea) on the side.
- If storing leftover tea; remove the sprigs of mint, lemon and watermelon from the container and store in the refrigerator no longer than 2 days.
