Easy mint sauce recipe | how to make perfect mint sauce for meats and vegetable recipe with step by step photos and a very quick video. Mint sauce is the all-in-one recipe you can use with lamb, chicken, and even with vegetables. Making mint sauce is very easy and can take 10 min max. Mint sauce is used as a marinade in a lot of recipes.
I am very fond of making roasted vegetables. I have already shared paneer tikka recipe and bbq pineapple recipe here in which I have used two different kinds of a marinade. Mint sauce is the new favourite in this list.
As I have said, Mint sauce is really easy to prepare and its a 4 ingredient recipe. You required fresh mint leaves to prepare this exotic sauce. I must tell you that this herb is so flexible to use and very easy to grow.
Ideally, Mint sauce is served with lamb. The tradition of serving mint sauce with lamb comes from England, and it dates back to a time when a lamb was significantly more gamy and fatty as compared with today. However, This recipe goes best with anything which is roasted like roasted potatoes , paneer. you can even use this sauce as a marinade with pineapples(check out this recipe). I have also tried adding this mint sauce in my pastas as i loved it too. Well, these are my ways to use this classic mint sauce.
one Important note I want to mention here is, mint has a very strong flavor so you have to use it in a right amount otherwise it will ruin the taste of the dish.
When it comes to an authentic mint sauce recipe version, The base of the sauce is a white vinegar or white wine vinegar. However, I have managed to replace the white vinegar with fresh lemon juice. I personally avoid using vinegar in my recipes but this is completely my choice and you can use vinegar if you like. You can find the vinegar measurement at the end of this recipe. before we move to the recipe details, Let me tell you
reasons to love this mint sauce recipe,
- so easy to prepare
- just 4 ingredients required
- can
stays fresh up to 4 days - goes best with vegetables and meats
- perfect summer marination
- ingredients are easily available
how to make mint sauce recipe? step by step photos:
wash mint leaves and transfer it to the mixer jar.
add lemon juice as well.
add salt,sugar and olive oil.
crush to a smooth paste.
once the paste is prepared, Add 2-3 tbsp olive oil on the top to preserve this sauce.*check the notes.
use as required.
similar recipes on the blog,
- mint powder recipe
- basic tomato sauce recipe
- pizza sauce recipe
- Italian tomato sauce recipe
- condensed milk recipe
- tahini paste recipe
Tools For Mint Sauce Recipe
- Where to buy ingredients – Lemon Juice (I am literally Obsessed with this product. I tried this after coming to Canada)| Sugar | Salt | Olive Oil (one of my favourite brands)| You can get Fresh Mint Leaves at any grocery store.
- Recommended Tools – Mixer Grinder (best in the market)
mint sauce recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 bunch fresh mint leaves
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar, brown or white
- 1 tbsp lemon juice, (you can add up to 1.5 tbsp)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp olive oil, for preservation
Instructions
- wash mint leaves and transfer it to the mixer jar.
- add lemon juice as well.
- add salt,sugar and olive oil.
- crush to a smooth paste.
- once the paste is prepared, Add 2-3 tbsp olive oil on the top to preserve this sauce.*check the notes.
- use as required.
Video
Notes
- you can use white wine vinegar/white vinegar instead of lemon juice. use 1 to 2 teaspoon vinegar according to your liking.
- this sauce is sour in taste.
- I used a pinch of salt but you can totally avoid.
- I used olive oil to preserve this sauce for 3 to 4 days but if you are using this fresh then you can avoid oil totally.
- Where to buy ingredients – Lemon Juice (I am literally Obsessed with this product. I tried this after coming to Canada)| Sugar | Salt | Olive Oil (one of my favourite brands)| You can get Fresh Mint Leaves at any grocery store.
roasted potatoes with mint sauce and rice bowl 
roasted potatoes with mint sauce and rice bowl
Great marinade and topping for so many dishes. We picked up a pack of Rau Kinh Gioi at the market and its fresh minty taste would be good in this recipe. Wishing you a super weekend!