
20
Lavender-Green Tea
This tea is equally delicious hot or iced.
It can be turned into a refreshing sorbet as well.
Makes 4 servings
3½
cups (875 ml) water
3
tablespoons (45 ml) dried lavender
4
teaspoons (20 ml) green tea
Fill the Cuisinart
®
PerfecTemp™ Programmable
Tea Steeper & Kettle with water to the 4-cup
(1 L) marking.
Put both the lavender and green tea into the
tea infuser.
Select the Green Setting (175°F/79ºC). Press
the Tea/Strength button and adjust the time
to 8 minutes.
Press the Tea /Cancel button to begin. Once the
kettle is finished the tone will beep and you can
serve immediately or leave on keep warm until
ready to serve.
If serving iced, turn the unit off and remove the tea
infuser from the kettle. Add about two full trays
of ice, or about 24 ice cubes. Cover with kettle lid
for serving.
For a sorbet:
1
recipe Lavender-Green Tea, hot
2
cups (500 ml) granulated sugar
pinch salt
1
tablespoon (15 ml) honey
2
teaspoons (10 ml) pure vanilla extract
2
tablespoons (30 ml) fresh lemon juice
Pour the tea into a large bowl. Add the remaining
ingredients and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Refrigerate until completely cooled.
Process in a Cuisinart
®
Ice Cream Maker
according to the model’s instructions.