Mint Sauce

Name: Mint Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves, finely chopped; 1/4 cup boiling water; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + standing

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This quick and easy mint sauce requires only five ingredients. It’ll add aromatic flavors to roasted lamb, pork and plenty of sides.

Ingredients

1/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Place mint leaves in a small bowl. Stir in water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper until sugar is dissolved. Cover and let steep for 20 minutes, then serve immediately with lamb.

Nutrition Facts

1 tablespoon: 19 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 100mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Free food.

This mint sauce recipe has been in our family for nearly 80 years. Our backyard mint patch provided the main ingredient. We won't eat lamb without this sauce. —Ruth Bogdanski, Grants Pass, Oregon

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