Herbal Vinegar With Lemon Verbena Mint Recipes

This is a simple detox tea. Lemon verbena is delicious! I came across it while I was picking up my summer herb plants last spring. I had never heard of it before but learned it is good for cooking and tea. Little did I know this little herb has some amazing detox and medicinal benefits. I love lemon but hate what the acid does to my teeth. With lemon verbena you get the flavor of lemon without the acid.

Provided by goldiejames.com

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Tea     Hot

Time 8m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 24.6 calories, Carbohydrate 6.4 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 7.6 mg, Sugar 6.1 g

Herbal vinegars are easy to prepare, beautiful to look at and can be used in any recipe that calls for vinegar. Plus they make great gifts from your garden. The prodecure for making any herbal vinegar is the same, no matter what herb or combination of herbs you are using. All you need are some herbs, top quality vinegars, glass jars and a glass or stainless steel saucepan. For the best retention of flavors, store flavored vinegars in the refrigerator or a cool dark place. If properly prepared, flavored vinegars should retain good quality for two to three months in cool room storage and for six to eight months in refrigerated storage. -=Attention=- Should you decided to display pretty bottles of herb and fruit vinegars on a kitchen window sill. If left out for more than a few weeks, these bottles are then considered as decoration and not used in food preparation.

Provided by - Carla -

Categories     < 15 Mins

Yield 1 batch

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 25.7, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 3.6, Carbohydrate 5.2, Fiber 3.1, Protein 1

This is my elderly French neighbour's recipe for a refreshing and popular French tisane, she drinks it almost daily as a digestif, using dried lemon verbena and mint leaves in the winter. Tisanes are popular in France, and most salons de thé serve all manner of wonderful natural tisanes and teas, with exotic herbs and spices, as well as fruit and berries. Nearly all French gardens have Lemon Verbena growing, it also grows wild on the hedgerows this far South in France, and it is added to all manner of things in the kitchen - from soups to sauces, and of course it makes a refreshing and easy drink. This can be served warm or chilled with ice. Garnish with fresh lemon verbena leaves.

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Beverages

Time 5m

Yield 1-2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

When steeping herbs in vinegar in the morning, it can be used that evening since it will begin flavoring the vinegar immediately. The longer it stands the more flavor it will have. The flowers and herbs will deteriorate and the flavor will not be as vibrant. "The annual bed of pot marigolds is filled with plants. These are the true pot marigolds, Shakespeare's "flowers of Middle Summer", and by midsummer this spot will appear to be covered with a cloth of gold. I expect them to self-sow, returning every year to gladden our eyes." ---Annie Burnham Carter from In An Herb Garden

Provided by Rita1652

Categories     Native American

Time 5m

Yield 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 3

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.4, Sodium 19, Carbohydrate 0.4, Sugar 0.4