Through the Phases

After growing our own mint I decided to make some fresh mint sauce today with a recipe my dad’s used from as far back as I can remember.  It was bloody lovely so I thought I’d share it with you.  The recipe below would be enough for a large family and more so you might want to halve the portions.

Fresh Mint Sauce Recipe

• A good handfull of mint – approx. 5 large sprigs
• A good handfull of looseleaf lettuce – approx. 7 large leaves
• Radish x 5
• Spring Onion x 3
• Cucumber, about 3 inches
• Tomatoes x 2 (large)
• Sugar, half a cup
• Malt vinegar, half a cup

Steps for Making Mint Sauce

1. Finely chop all of the ingredients and put them into a mixing bowl.  Just to note you only need the mint leaves.
2. Pour the sugar on top and then add the vinegar.
3. Stir everything until the sugar is dissolved.
4. Taste the mixture and add more sugar to suite your taste.  I actually prefer 3/4 of a cup.

You may want to add/reduce quantities of certain ingredients depending on what you like best but this really is a great sauce!