Mint sauce

9 ratings

Prep Time:20 mins

Serves:4 Adults

Cost:Low

This versatile recipe for mint sauce is great with Sunday lamb roast, yummy with chops and the perfect accompaniment for your peas!

Ingredients

40g / 1½ oz. bunch of fresh mint
4 tablespoons of hot water
4 tablespoons of white wine vinegar
1 level tablespoon of caster sugar

Method

Take the mint leaves off the stalks and chop finely
Place the mint into a Pyrex jug add the sugar and pour over the boiling water, stir and leave to cool
Stir in the vinegar and taste

What you will need

Chopping board
Chopping knife
Measuring jug(for liquids)

Serving suggestions

Serve on the side with your lamb roast

Nutritional Information:

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1/4 of the recipe contains

Energy

71kj

17kcal

Fat

0.1g

Saturates

Sugars

3.1g

Salt

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