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Delicious Ideas for Cooking with Fresh Mint

August 27, 2019
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Mint, an easy herb to grow yourself, is great one to keep handy in the kitchen. A small handful of this fresh herb can freshen up any recipe. Here are some of our favorites.
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Fennel & Zucchini Salad with Watercress, Mint & Feta

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This healthy vegetable salad recipe highlights fresh peas, zucchini, fennel, watercress and mint. Serve alongside a roast chicken or turn it into a dinner salad by adding a soft-boiled egg and some cannellini beans.

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Basil-Mint Sauce

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A riff on chimichurri sauce, this healthy herb sauce recipe brings together mint, basil and ground coriander. Use as a healthy sauce for topping chicken, fish or pasta.

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Green Salad with Peaches, Feta & Mint Vinaigrette

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This healthy side salad recipe follows one of the essential formulas for great salads: tossing bitter greens with sweet fruit, crunchy toasted nuts and salty cheese. Melons are a good alternative to the stone fruit later in the summer, or try dried apricots during the winter months.

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Pistachio-Mint Pesto

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A dollop of this vibrant herbal sauce is magic in soup and would also taste great with broiled salmon or lamb chops.

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Cherry-Mint Spritzer

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Celebrate the first cherries of the season with this mint-infused mocktail. Black cherry-flavored seltzer gives the drink the most cherry flavor, but plain seltzer also works well.

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Minted Peas & Rice with Feta

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The flavors of fresh mint and feta enliven this instant brown rice. Toss any leftovers with some cooked shrimp for a satisfying, easy lunch.

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Lemon-Mint Snap Peas & Lima Beans

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Fresh-tasting lemon-mint vinaigrette dresses up snap peas and lima beans in a hurry. The creamy texture of limas is a perfect counterpart to the crunch of the sugar snap peas. Try this vinaigrette with asparagus and green beans too.

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Mint Vinaigrette

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This brightly flavored lemon-mint vinaigrette recipe is an ideal dressing for mixed green salads or grain salads, such a quinoa or freekah, topped with fresh fruit.

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Strawberry Fruit Salad

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This summer berry fruit salad recipe makes enough for a crowd. Serve with granola and yogurt at brunch, as a healthy potluck side, or halve the recipe to serve 4.

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Lamb Chops with Mashed Peas & Mint

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Peas and lamb are a natural pairing. Here pan-roasted lamb chops are served with mashed peas seasoned with mint. Serve with bulgur tossed with chopped scallion greens, a drizzle of olive oil and a splash of lemon juice.

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Iced Mint Green Tea

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Crisp and refreshing, you just may find yourself craving this beverage on a hot summer's night.

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Orzo & Grape Salad with Feta & Mint

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This brightly flavored, healthy orzo pasta salad recipe is a bright, refreshing and easy side dish to pair with chicken or lamb. Great served warm, room temperature or cold, this healthy pasta salad recipe is also delicious when made with quinoa instead of orzo.

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Mint Pesto

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Since pesto is a “raw” sauce, the flavor of the olive oil is crucial to its success. Use the best first-cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil you can comfortably afford.

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    1 of 13 Fennel & Zucchini Salad with Watercress, Mint & Feta
    2 of 13 Basil-Mint Sauce
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    6 of 13 Minted Peas & Rice with Feta
    7 of 13 Lemon-Mint Snap Peas & Lima Beans
    8 of 13 Mint Vinaigrette
    9 of 13 Strawberry Fruit Salad
    10 of 13 Lamb Chops with Mashed Peas & Mint
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    13 of 13 Mint Pesto

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