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Wild Violet Tea Recipe

Courtney
Prepare this beautiful blue tea with wild violets! Learn the best tips to forage your own violets and how to make wild violet tea either hot or iced!
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Course Herbal Tea
Cuisine American
Servings 1 Serving
Calories 64 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Violet Flowers
  • Filtered Water
  • Honey optional

Instructions
 

  • Rinse flowers and pat dry.
  • Gently bruise petals. (This will release the blue color. If you don’t your tea will not turn blue!
  • Boil Water.
  • Drop-in flowers.
  • Steep for at least 5 minutes.
  • Strain out flowers.
  • Add honey if desired and enjoy!

Notes

  • Wild violet tea, while very beautiful, has a rather dull and uninteresting taste. To add more flavor try a bit of sweetener and a lemon slice. You can also mix it with another herb such as mint.

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Keyword common blue violet, edible flowers, violet tea, wild violet tea