Anybody know a good recipe using spearmint leaves?

Question

I love spearmint

Answer 1

Rabia's Fantastic Chutney


40 servings 11 min 10 min prep
4 cups fresh cilantro
1/2 cup spearmint
2 medium tomatoes
4 jalapenos (to taste)
5 ounces tamarind paste
6 garlic cloves
1 onion
3 whole dried red chilies (optional)

Blend all until liquid.
I freeze this in little cups so we have it on hand all the time.

Answer 2

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Makes 12 Cold Vegetarian Fruit Cakes Baked Fayre

Ingredients
225g/8oz Berries e.g. Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries
225g/8oz Self Raising Flour
½ teasp Salt
1 tbsp Freshly Chopped Mint Leaves
100g/4oz Butter
175g/6oz Caster Sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
120ml/4fl.oz. Milk
1 teasp Vanilla Extract
Brown Sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 190C, 375F, Gas mark 5 and lightly oil a 12 hole muffin tin. In a bowl, mash two thirds of the berries, keeping the remaining one third whole. Set aside.

2. Place the flour, salt and mint in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Set aside.

3. In a separate mixing bowl, cream together butter and caster sugar.

4. Add the eggs, a little at a time, mixing well between each addition then add the vanilla and half the milk and mix well.

5. Add the mashed berries and mix well.

6. Add half the flour mixture, mix briefly then add the rest of the milk and the rest of the flour mixture, mix but just enough to moisten the dry ingredients.

7. Quickly fold in the whole berries then spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for 25 to 35 minutes.

8. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack..

Answer 3

My mother has spearmint growing in her yard, we'll pick some leaves and steep them in hot water for tea. It's really good, and simple.

Answer 4

Make a simple syrup

using sugar and water heat slowly in a sauce pan muddle in leaves and then you have a spearmint infused syrup to make mojitos, pour on fruit salads, serve with ice cream and chocolate sauce, pour in your tea, serve with cheesecake

Answer 5

Mojitos. Pasta with spearmint, roasted butternut squash and Parmesan.

Answer 6

They are excellent with peas.
Add a few when boiling or steaming, and stir in a few more when the peas are cooked.

Drain boiled peas first and the heat from the peas will heat the oils in the leaves.

Have been told you should tear the leaves, not cut them. If you like them like me use them whole,

I can't tell the difference

Add them to whatever you fancy and you might surprise yourself with a new unusual taste experience

Go for it

Answer 7

they make a good tea- serve it hot or iced

Answer 8

mint juleps.