Herbs aren't just for hot soup and pasta sauce. Fresh herbs can be used to add vibrant flavor to ice-cold water for a refreshing alternative to juice and soda. Some popular herbs to infuse water with include basil, mint, rosemary, and cilantro. These often pair incredibly well with fruits and vegetables like strawberry, cucumber, watermelon, and lime.
But if you're making a big pitcher of infused water and you'd rather not have loose mint leaves floating around in your glass, pack a tea infuser with the fresh herbs and dunk it in the water along with the fruit or vegetable slices to infuse. When the flavors are seeped in, just remove the infuser. The fruit or vegetable slices can stay in the pitcher since they're so big and much easier to drink around.
Here are more infused-water flavor combinations and infused-water tips.
