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Parsley Tea Recipe - Make and Enjoy a
Delicious, Super Healthy Cup of Herbal Tea

With its myriad of health benefits, parsley is definitely a herb we all should add to our diet. And parsley tea is a super easy way to achieve this. Making your own is very quick and simple to do, and in just minutes you'll be enjoying a super healthy herbal tea with all the medicinal uses that come along with it! So, if you're into making homemade spiced and herbal teas then this is the blend for you! (See the bottom of the page for more homemade mixes, seasonings and blends)

What You'll Need: (makes 2 cups)

A handful of fresh parsley
A largish piece of fresh ginger root
Half a lemon
Optional sweetener e.g honey/sugar/agave nectar etc
Enough water for 2 cups

Directions:

• Boil the water in a kettle

• Chop the parsley (stalks and all)

• Zest about 2 teaspoons of lemon peel

• Squeeze the juice from the zested lemon and set aside for later

• Grate about a tablespoons worth of ginger root
  

• Add the chopped parsley leaves and stalks, grated ginger and lemon zest to a teapot and pour on the boiled water

• Give everything a quick stir and let steep for 5-7 minutes

• After steeping, add the lemon juice to the teapot and give another stir

• Finally, strain into your cups, and if using, stir in the sweetener
  
  

That's it! Serve and enjoy.

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How to Make Parsley Tea Using Dried Leaves...

This is basically the same as the above but using dried herbs instead of fresh. You use it just like you would loose tea leaves...

What You'll Need: (makes 2 cups)

3 tbsp of dried parsley
A largish piece of fresh ginger root
Half a lemon
Optional sweetener e.g honey/sugar/agave nectar etc
Enough water for 2 cups

tbsp = tablespoon

• Boil the water in a kettle

• Zest about 2 teaspoons of lemon peel

• Squeeze the juice from the zested lemon and set aside for later

• Grate about a tablespoons worth of ginger root

• Add the dried parsley leaves, grated ginger and lemon zest to a teapot and pour on the boiled water

• Give everything a quick stir and let steep for 5-7 minutes

• After steeping, add the lemon juice to the teapot and give another stir

• Finally, strain into your cups, and if using, stir in the sweetener
  
  

That's it! Serve and enjoy.

Homemade Parsley Tea

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The Many Health Benefits of Parsley Tea

• This herb has high levels of beta carotene, vitamin B12, folate, calcium and chlorophyll. It also has more vitamin C than most citrus plants, almost three times more than in your average orange! 

• It is also a good source of alpha-linoleic acid, which is an important fatty acid that most people don’t get enough of in their daily diets

• The Chinese certainly knew all about parsley health benefits, and traditional Chinese medicine still uses parsley tea to help stabilise high blood pressure

• Ran out of toothpaste? Then chewing this delicate herb has long been used to help keep the breath fresh

• Contains plenty of iron which is great for men's and women’s health. Just one tablespoon providing about ten per cent of your daily iron requirement

• The health benefits of parsley come from an oil inside the leaves, and the flavonoids in the plant

• Parsley oil has been found to help inhibit tumour formation in some animal studies, and flavonoids are strong antioxidants, which help protect your cells from the damage of aging

• It's a good source of beta carotene which works to protect the organs, and your body’s immune system. The high chlorophyll level helps inhibit bacteria, suppress viruses, and helps relieve congestion
  
  

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