Lemon Verbena Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 4 cups ice cubes 
• 1 cup lemon verbena leaves 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 6 cups freshly tea chilled brewed
• 0.5 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• sieve
• blender

Directions

1. Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Cool sugar syrup completely.
2. Cook lemon verbena leaves in boiling water 1 minute.
3. Drain and plunge into ice water; drain.
4. Combine sugar syrup and verbena leaves in a blender; process until smooth. Cover and chill overnight. Strain sugar syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl.
5. Place 2/3 cup ice into each of 6 tall glasses; add 1 cup brewed tea and 2 tablespoons sugar syrup to each serving, stirring to combine.
6. Garnish with mint leaves and lemon wedges, if desired.