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[Ya-ta Boy]

Earlier this spring I bought a peppermint plant and it's been growing like a weed. It's time for my first harvest, but I have no good ideas for what to put mint in.

Anyone have a good kitchen-tested recipe?

[Stevie_B]

Raita? Tzatziki? Mint tea? Mint sauce? Mango and mint salsa? Mint julep? Mojito?

[yoja]

How about Korean toothpaste?

[blackjack]

http://allrecipies.com/Search/Ingredients.aspx?WithTerm=&SearchIn=All&Wanted1=peppermint

http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=mint&SortBy=Rating&Direction=Descending

[Dome Vans]

Sorry to sound like a geek but traditional Tzatziki shouldn't have mint in it. It's just a western addition of the Greek classic.

Now it's coming up to summer it goes great in potato salads, especially the harder waxier potatoes. It's a beautiful summery herb to have.

*One clove of crushed chopped garlic, 2dl olive oil, salt, pepper and a handful of chopped mint. Boil potatoes (about ten or twelve should), cool them and cut in half. Pour over the dressing and leave for a couple of hours. Serve.

*Try green beans, parboiled so you don't lose all of the vitamins, throw on a knob of butter, pepper and mix in with chopped mint.

*You can also make a fantastic marinade for chicken with it using lemon as well.

Put 1dl dry white wine, 2 dl lemon juice, lemon zest from 2 lemons, whisk in slowly 2dl olive oil. Then add 2 dl chopped mint, one finely chopped spring onion, rosemary (I've seen a lot of this around) and some dried oregano, salt and pepper. Cut it into strips a marinade in a plastic bag for 2-4 hours. Be careful not marinade for too long because the lemon juice technically 'cooks' the chicken in the scientific sense. Then barbeque on sticks and serve with a salad and other bits and pieces.

Good luck, I'm a bit jealous because I miss having fresh herbs to hand.

[MollyBloom]

One of my most favorite summer additions is so easy and simple.

In a pitcher of water, add some lemon slices and mint; or raspberries, mint, and lemon. Drink up! A nice little pizazz to your water and you get some added nutrients.

I definitely second the mojito suggestion!

[Rteacher]

Spearmint is the herb that's used most often in Middle-eastern and Asian cooking, while peppermint is mostly for tea and flavering sweets (like candy, ice cream, and chocolate.)

My mother makes a traditional Armenian spearmint/yogurt soup, and she also has a great Mediterranian potato salad recipe using spearmint leaves, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

This link gives some information on growing and using varieties of mint -
http://www.apinchof.com/mint1072.html

They also have a "Question-Answer" page just about mint:
http://www.apinchof.com/mintqanda.htm

[Ya-ta Boy]

And just how much is a 'dl'? I read it as a dollop, but that is akin to 'yea high'.

[Dome Vans]