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Green Herb Infusion Recipe

From: Cool Waters: 50 Refreshing, Healthy, Homemade Thirst Quenchers , by
Green Herb Infusion
Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: | Makes: 4 servings

Drink this herbal tonic half an hour before exercising, or have a glass with a light lunch. The green herbs are packed full of nutrients such as beta carotene, chlorophyll, and B vitamins. I find this to be a soothing, almost addictive tonic.

INGREDIENTS
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 4 cups still water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves
  • 4 to 6 fresh peppermint leaves
  • 2 fresh basil leaves
  • 5 mustard seeds
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Add the lime juice and 3 cups of water to a large pitcher.
  2. Place the parsley, peppermint, basil, and mustard seeds in a blender with the remaining 1 cup water. Purée until smooth, for about 1 minute.
  3. Strain the puréed mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into the pitcher. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Excerpted from Cool Waters, by Brian Preston-Campbell © 2009, used by permission from The Harvard Common Press. Photo © 2009, by Jerry Errico from the book Cool Waters.

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  • Excellent! Very easy and tasty.
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  • I am drinking some of this infusion now and it's great! I like my water to be just slightly flavored, so I used two cups more water and a little extra lime (to make sure it wasn't too herb-y) and it's very refreshing. Also, a little tip, put the ground herbs in some cheesecloth and let it soak in the lime water...it allows for less mess.

  • still water is not bubbly

  • Is "still" water "distilled" water? sounds refreshing.

  • Very "green" tasting, but unusually refreshing. I do wonder about the 5 mustard seeds. Would 7 or 8 mustard seeds really make a difference?

  • I can't wait to try this!