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A glass jar with iced borage tea and fresh borage flowers.

Borage Tea

Tessa Hollmann
Enjoy a fresh taste of summer in this homemade borage tea! Borage tea is a cooling, refreshing beverage made with a lovely garden herb.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 16 ounces
Calories 0.1 kcal

Equipment

  • Tea steeper tea pot, metal infuser, or reusable tea bag

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Fresh borage leaves and flowers or 2 Tbsp dried
  • 2 cups Boiling water

Instructions
 

  • Add your borage to a teapot, cloth tea bag, or metal steeper.
  • Bring water to a rolling boil, then pour it over the borage.
  • Allow the tea to steep for 5-10 minutes, then remove the herbs. For a stronger tea, allow it to steep longer.
  • Enjoy the tea hot immediately or allow it to come to room temperature and pour it over ice for a refreshing iced tea.

Notes

  • When in doubt, use more borage. I like to pack the measuring cup and sometimes add a pinch more. It’s way easier to dilute the tea if it’s too strong than it is to make a weak tea stronger.
  • Always wear gloves when harvesting borage. The leaves have tiny hairs that are very painful to touch and get stuck in your skin like a splinter.
  • When harvesting the leaves of a borage plant, use young leaves. They are more tender than older leaves and don’t have the pokey hairs on them yet.
  • Avoid spraying pesticides or herbicides in your garden. You don’t want that stuff in your tea!
  • Feel free to add honey and/or lemon juice to your tea if you prefer.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 0.1kcalCarbohydrates: 0.02gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 3mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.001mg
Keyword borage, edible flowers, fresh herbs, summer drinks, tea, tea recipes
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