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Here’s how to make oregano tea, a restorative herbal tea made with just boiling water and fresh oregano! The perfect way to use this fresh herb.

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Did you know you can make herbal tea with fresh herbs and boiling water? Enter this oregano tea. Fresh oregano transforms in 5 minutes into an earthy, fresh drink that’s positively restorative. All you need is a few sprigs and boiling water! When Alex and I tried this for the first time, we were astonished by the flavor. It’s a fun way to make DIY tea, and it makes drinking your daily water much more interesting. Here’s what to do!

How to make oregano tea

All you need is two ingredients for oregano tea: fresh oregano and water! While oregano is best known for flavoring Italian recipes, its flavor lends intrigue to tea. This recipe is best in the summer when you’ve got fresh herbs growing in your garden or in pots. But you can still make it in the winter using fresh oregano from the grocery store. Here’s how to make oregano tea:

  1. Boil: Boil a pot of water. We use an electric tea kettle (that we also use for our morning coffee).
  2. Harvest herbs: Add 2 large leafy oregano sprigs — see the photo for the amount we used.
  3. Steep: Fill up a mug with the boiling water. Allow to stand for 5 minutes, then enjoy!
How to make oregano tea

Oregano tea benefits

Fresh oregano is known to have benefits such as fighting bacteria, anti-cancer properties, and decreasing inflammation. So, it’s possible oregano tea does the same! Many people believe in the power of herbal tea. We can’t promise it will cure all your ailments, but it can’t be argued that it’s positively soothing to drink a cup! Read more about the Benefits of Oregano.

Grow your own oregano

Oregano is easy to grow at home! You don’t even need garden space: just a pot and a sunny ledge! It’s got the best flavor and you can use it in recipes all summer long (see below). Go to How to Grow Herbs for more on growing herbs at home.

Fresh oregano

More herbal teas

You can make tea with all sorts of herbs! Here are a few more herbal tea recipes to try:

Love tea recipes? Also try our Iced Tea, Sweet Tea and Cold Brew Tea.

Oregano tea

More ways to use oregano

This fresh herb is a powerhouse for bringing Mediterranean flavor to a recipe! Here are a few more ways we love to use fresh oregano:

This oregano tea recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

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Here’s how to make oregano tea, a restorative herbal tea made with just boiling water and fresh oregano! The perfect way to use this fresh herb.

  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 drink 1x
  • Category: Drink
  • Method: Tea
  • Cuisine: Herbal
  • Diet: Vegan

Ingredients

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  • 2 large leafy fresh oregano sprigs (see photo)
  • Boiling water

Instructions

  1. Bring the water to a boil.
  2. Wash the oregano thoroughly.
  3. Place the oregano sprigs in a mug, and pour over the boiling water. Allow the herbs to steep for 5 minutes. Remove the oregano and enjoy. (Alternate method: If you prefer, you can also chop the oregano leaves and place them in a tea strainer before steeping.)

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About the authors

Alex & Sonja

Hi! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of the acclaimed cookbooks A Couple Cooks and Pretty Simple Cooking—and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share seasonal recipes and the joy of home cooking. Now, we’ve got over 3,000 well-tested recipes, including Mediterranean diet, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, smoothies, cocktails, and more!

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7 Comments

  1. Kristen says:

    Made this last night because for the last few weeks I have been battling a bad sinus infection. Nothing has been working. I followed your recipe and added a teaspoon of honey. I sleep all night without coughing. It was nice to get a good night rest.






  2. Alfredo says:

    The BEST tea ever! So good and healthy 10/10 would recommend!






  3. Chip Thomas says:

    Think I have Cuban oregano (Vick’s plant). It’s strong tasting and grows like a weed. Made oregano oil w it, going to try tea.

  4. Chip Thomas says:

    The herb in the photo looks more like mint than oregano. My oregano looks much different. Are there different types or oregano?

    1. Alex Overhiser says:

      There are different types of oregano. This one has larger, almost fuzzy leaves. The tastes are similar, but can have varying levels of spiciness.

  5. Meanne de leon says:

    Great couple…keep it up!

  6. Chinelo Thecla says:

    I have realy learnt alot from you. Thank you so much.