Stinging Nettle tea

Organic Stinging Nettle

Gathered from right here around our pond, Stinging Nettle is one of the most nutrient dense plants available.
High in iron, vitamin C, fiber, and a host of other goodies, make it one of the best things you can put into your body.
You may add it to a stir fry of other mixed greens and add it to a frittata.
You may roll the leaves up, stingers on the inside, and just pop it in your mouth.
Or you may dry it for herbal tea.

Stinging Nettle infusion

I dried all of mine in my dehydrator, with a total of about 3 quarts worth.

To make a tea, take 1 cup of dried nettle to 4 cups of boiling water.
Let steep overnight to get every bit of goodness from the nettle.

Iced Stinging Nettle tea

After straining a glass and adding some ice, I sweetened with just a bit of Elderflower syrup.

It has a nice, grassy taste which paired perfectly with the flowery Elderflower syrup.

I am always experimenting in the kitchen, and the foraging class I am taking has given me a
new -found appreciation for what is likely right under my nose!

In Christ alone,
Cindy