Fruit and herb infusion

Name: Fruit and herb infusion (Agua aromática de hierbas y fruta)
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup spearmint; 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup basil; 75 g/3 oz/¾ cup strawberries; 75 g/3 oz/½ cup raspberries; 1 green apple, thinly sliced

Agua aromática de hierbas y fruta

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Colombia and Venezuela

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2015

About

People normally drink these teas after lunch or dinner, and they are sometimes poured over glasses of colourful fruits.

Ingredients

175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup spearmint
175 ml

Americas
Venezuela
Colombia
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Vegan
Gluten-free
South America

Method

Wash the spearmint and basil leaves. Wash, and hull the strawberries, and cut into halves. Wash the raspberries.
Boil 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups water in a small pan, and pour it into a pot. Add two-thirds of the spearmint and basil leaves and leave