Warming Blueberry Orange Tea
This is a spin off the classic, without the Grand Marnier. The depth of orange is derived from a generous piece of orange peel simmered in the tea.
Warming Blueberry Orange Tea
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 mL) water
- 2 heaping tsp (10 mL) Earl Grey tea leaves
- 2 x 1 in (5 x 2.5 cm) piece fresh orange peel
- Splash of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) agave syrup In small saucepan, bring water to boil. Add tea leaves. Using your fingertips, squeeze citrus oil from orange peel into water, then drop the peel into saucepan. Add lemon juice. Brew for 5 minutes. Stir in agave syrup. Strain mixture into mug and serve with an orange slice on top.
Irene McGuinness is a writer, recipe developer, food stylist for numerous magazines and corporations, and alumna of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University
