CUCUMBER PEPPERMINT Tea is my favorite Summer drink! This homemade cup of green tea includes cucumbers, peppermint, honey and a splash of lemon juice to make a healthy and fresh drink. You can drink it hot or iced. The health benefits of this tea are great so I love drinking it every morning!
Cucumber Peppermint Tea
In August we start to see the Summer harvest really start to shine. Tomatoes and peppers are picked by the basket, corn is starting to be made, watermelons grow a few on each vine and the cucumber plants are snaking through the beds.
When we grew cucumbers on the roof in containers they would spread similar to pumpkin and watermelon plants, and now that we’re growing Upstate they continue to spread and become friends with the kale, cabbage and other nearby greens.
With our Summer cucumber harvest I usually rely on my Half Sour Pickles recipe and call it a wrap, but I decided to use some of our cucumbers to enjoy in this refreshing Summer friendly Cucumber Peppermint Tea!
This tea uses 2 garden favorites, cucumbers and peppermint. Peppermint is a great herb that grows easily in gardens and in pots for smaller spaces. If you don’t have a garden space, no worries, you can grow it on a fire escape or windowsill just as good.
Peppermint Tea Recipe
Peppermint produces quickly so make sure to keep picking the leaves so the plant keeps growing! One easy way to use the plant is to drink 1 cup of this Cucumber Peppermint Tea every morning to start your day! This also makes a great pregnancy tea!
Make a cup of quality green tea, and then add honey, a splash of lemon juice, peppermint and cucumbers and you have the best Summer tea! Enjoy this Cucumber Peppermint tea everybody!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup of quality green tea
- 1 tablespoon honey
- splash of lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons of peppermint leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped cucumbers
Instructions
- Make green tea as you normally do, let cool for 10 minutes. If you want it it chilled, stick in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Add honey and lemon juice into the cup of green tea and stir.
- Add peppermint leaves and cucumbers and stir gain. Garnish with additional peppermint if you’d like.
Christina Makri says
Great recipe for a drink! So refresh! Thank you for sharing at Sweet Inspiration Link Party 🙂
Lisa // Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing and Crafting says
That sounds so incredibly refreshing… and yummy!! 🙂 Lisa
p.s. for some reason the images aren’t showing up for me. I’ve refreshed a few times because I wanted to Pin this, but it still isn’t working. I Pinned it anyway from your Pinterest board, and it could just be my computer or connection, but just FYI 🙂
Kathleen Rupp says
I’m excited to make this! I love drinking tea….especially mint. Thanks for the recipe. Stopped by from grandmas house we go wed. link party! pinned:)
Kathleen - Bloggers Lifestyle says
A very nice combination for a refreshing drink.
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Laurie says
This looks totally refreshing! A combination I can’t wait to try. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Cathy says
Looks delicious – 2 of my favorite refreshing flavors.
Michele says
I have been looking for ways to use my abundant cucumber harvest this year. This looks refreshing!
Leslie says
Oh, this sounds so refreshing! My kids and I love cucumbers, so if I can grab a few slices before they’re all gone I’m definitely going to have to give it a try! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Mama Grace says
Love this! My kind of drink. #HappyNowLinkUp
Jess says
I’ve never had such a thing, but it sounds amazing…and looks pretty!! 🙂
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Gentle Joy Homemaker says
Delicious looking drink! I love making and using the fruit and herb waters. 🙂
Emma @ Lights, Camera, BAKE! says
I love how refreshing and healthy this sounds! I’m not a huge fan of cucumber but I love how fresh it makes you feel.
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
This looks so refreshing! I love a green tea in the afternoon so I should definitely try adding some cucumber.
Thao @ In Good Flavor says
I got out of drinking green tea daily but need to get back into it. This tea is such a great way to switch it up, and it looks so pretty!!
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
This looks so refreshing–perfect for the 1000-degree weather here in phx right now 🙂
Amy (Savory Moments) says
This is such a refreshing drink!
Tandy I Lavender and Lime says
I cannot wait for summer so that I can try this.
Carol at Wild Goose Mama says
Perfect for this time of year——-it looks sooooo refreshing. I tell ya, my interest was piqued by the combo. I’ve been ‘dormant’ for quite awhile—-like months and months. But now I have retired and I am baacccccck. You and your husband are certainly in a waaaay different place with baby makes 3. I am smiling big while I am typing.
Ashika | Gardening Foodie says
I love green tea. This is a great way to add additional flavour to it. Really cool and refreshing ☺