Best Green Chai Spa Tea Blend Recipes

Green Tea Margarita image

Provided by Sara Perry

Yield Serves 1

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lime or lemon wedge
Sauce of granulated sugar for coating rim of glass
1/2 to 2/3 cup strongly brewed Green Chai Spa Tea Blend , frozen into 6 to 8 small ice cubes
2 1/2 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) premium tequila
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
2 teaspoons sugar

Steps:

Rub the lime wedge around the rim of an old-fashioned glass. Dip and rotate the rim in the saucer of sugar, making sure to keep the sugar on the outside. In a blender, combine the chai ice cubes , tequila, lemon juice, orange liqueur, and sugar. Blend on the pulse setting until slushy. Pour into the sugar-rimmed glass.
For those who prefer their libations over ice, fill a sugar-rimmed old-fashioned glass one-third full of chai ice cubes . Follow the recipe for Green Tea Margarita, using the blender's pulse feature to blend the ingredients until the ice is just coarsely chopped and the mixture is frothy. Strain the mixture through a bar strainer into the prepared glass.

Green Chai Spa Tea Blend image

Provided by Sara Perry

Yield Makes 1 cup tea blend

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/4 cup Chinese green tea leaves
1/4 cup whole green cardamom pods
1/4 cup whole cloves
3 or 4 three-inch cinnamon sticks, coarsely chopped with a heavy-duty knife
(Essential oil complement: orange)

Steps:

In a quart-sized plastic bag, place the tea, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Blow into the bag as if blowing up a balloon. Once inflated, hold the bag shut and shake until the herbs are combined. Store in an opaque glass or ceramic jar with a tight-fitting lid or cork. Give the jar a good shake to distribute the ingredients before removing any. For peak fragrance, using within six months.
Aromatic Herbal Tea Blend:
Follow the recipe for Green Chai Spa Tea Blend, using 1/3 cup dried lavender flowers, 1/3 cup dried peppermint leaves, and 1/3 cup dried peppermint leaves, and 1/3 cup dried rose petals. (Essential oil complement: rose.)
Stimulating Herbal Tea Blend:
Follow the recipe for Green Chai, using 1/3 cup dried eucalyptus leaves, 1/3 cup dried lemon balm leaves, and 1/3 cup dried rosemary leaves. (Essential oil complement: eucalyptus.)