Infused Water: A Healthy and Refreshing Summer Drink

I love to cook and incorporate what we grow in the garden into our meals.  Lately I have been inspired to make Infused Water meaning water that has been infused with fruit, flowers, or herbs for a flavor and health boost.  The kids really enjoy helping to make these waters and have even been inspired to create a few recipes of their own.  
While infused water is new to us it is not a new concept.  In fact infused water has been around for many centuries as is evident

from the painting "Water Seller of Seville" by Diego Velasquez (1599-1660).  The painting portrays a young boy purchasing water from a water seller who has flavored the water with a fig.  It was common practice to flavor water with figs as it was meant to represent purity and freshen the taste of the water.

Now, centuries later Aromatic waters are making a resurgence.  They are easy to make and rewarding to our health.  Have fun experimenting with different fruits.  The following is the recipe we have been enjoying. 

Infused Water with Strawberries and Lemon Thyme

 

1000ml/1 litre Mason Jar

4-6 organic sliced strawberries

2 sprigs of organic Lemon Thyme

1/2 organic lemon sliced thinly

Pure water

Add the above ingredients into a 1 liter mason jar.  Fill the mason jar with water and seal with a lid.  Let the jar sit overnight or for 4 hours to let the flavors infuse.

You can drink the water right from the jar with the infused fruit still in the jar or strain the water into a glass then add a fresh slice of lemon.

Enjoy your Infused Water!