Strawberry Iced Tea with Assam

Now strawberries are in abundance, here is an idea to use them (beyond just popping them in your mouth) with cold infused Assam tea to create a cooling, tasty tea with a twist.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of fresh strawberries
• 20g loose leaf New Day Assam 
• 1 lime
• A few basil leaves

Preparation

Iced Assam Tea

• Bring 1 litre of water to the boil in a saucepan
• Add 20g of New Day Assam loose tea 
• Leave to brew for approx 5 mins. 
• Stain the tea leaves, and set aside the tea to cool 
• Place in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour 

Strawberry Purée

• Rinse the strawberries in cold water.
• Trim and cut the strawberries in two parts and put in a food processor.
• Squeeze in half the lime and puree until smooth.  
• Strain the mixture to remove the seeds and transfer the mixture to a bowl. over and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. 

Instructions

• Line the bottom of a glass with a small layer of strawberry purée.
• Add 2-3 basil leaves and a few ice cubes
• Pour in the Assam iced tea to fill the rest of the glass.