What do you use the fresh mint for, other than mint sauce?

[waltzingparrot]

I love the flavour of mint and grow it quite successfully in the garden but apart from a couple of handfuls a year for mint sauce, I never use it.

What other ways are you all using it please?

Mojitos, pesto (good with pistachios), lamb kebabs, tea, potato and mint dumplings, strawberry desserts.

Also great in a barely cooked tomato and mint sauce. Goes very well with trout.

My mum always used to put some in when boiling potatoes, especially new ones

Lovely in a pea soup

Mint with elderflower. makes it less sweet and more refreshing

Jamie Oliver pea and prawn risotto with basil and mint

Chickpea salad with parsley and mint

Fresh mint tea

Wish mine would grow better!

I'm having potato salad tonight with plenty of mint.

Watermelon, feta cheese, and mint salad with balsamic vinegar. It's soooo refreshing when it's hot outside

Nice sprinkled over a cheat’s moussaka with crumbled feta.

I put some in tabbouleh yesterday and I’m going to make tzatziki in the week 😋

Boiling with potatoes. Preferably new. Preferably Jersey Royals.

Works well in pasta dishes. Try pasta shapes with Feta cheese, mint and cherry tomatoes.

I use in salads, with yoghurt to go with curries, in Pimms, in omelettes, all sorts!

salads, fresh mint tea, ice cream (real mint chocolate chip ice cream), salsa verde

Lamb & mint burgers

With Pimms , new potatoes , frankly any potatoes , cranberry sauce with mint , lamb , peas and tiny carrots ( any spring vegetables ) , tomatoes and / mozzarella / feta could be instead of basil , & just chucked into a salad

fresh mint tea
mint and cucumber or mint and strawberry infused water
minted yoghurt dip/sauce
finely chopped in couscous
with peas, asparagus and leeks in a risotto
chopped in melted butter to drizzle over new potatoes
in G&Ts or Pimms

I chuck a sprig in the water when cooking peas.

White Port
Tonic
Fresh mint
Lots of ice

Green chutney for indian/Pakistani food. I make it regularly and it is delicious. Blend mint leaves, coriander, tomato, dried pomegranate seeds, salt and green chillies in a blender. You can freeze these in ice cube trays to use. Mix with natural yoghurt to serve.

Paddington’s green risotto

Plain risotto, to which add a puree of peas, spinach and mint

@HopingForOurRainbowBaby

Watermelon, feta cheese, and mint salad with balsamic vinegar. It's soooo refreshing when it's hot outside

Add chopped black olives and a warm baguette and it is my favourite summer dish!

Thank you everybody. I'm going to work my way through every suggestion here.

The tzatsiki sounds lovely, and I shall start with that tonight.

Tea
Mint sauce
Tzatiki

Lots but never mint sauce
It goes well with spicy food and salads and loads of things
Watermelon feta and mint salad is lovely

Pimms obviously!

Frittata with “peasto” (Jamie Oliver)

Mint pesto (made with honey) for roast lamb.