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Ways to use mint sauce without having to roast a lamb
Our specialists weigh in on the sauce’s best uses, suggesting dressings, dips and more
TL;DR
- Treat surplus mint sauce as an ingredient rather than just a sauce.
- Use mint sauce in pea and mint soup by stirring it in at the end of cooking.
- Incorporate mint sauce into sausage roll mix with finely chopped onion and lamb mince.
- Use mint sauce as a glaze for fatty foods such as halloumi, making it caramelised and sticky.
- Mint sauce can be a component of salad dressings, mixed with oil, dijon mustard, chilli, or vinegar.
- Brush mint sauce on roast chicken, perhaps combined with preserved lemon skin, chilli, cumin, and coriander.
- Mix mint sauce with Greek yogurt, cucumber, and lemon juice to create a raita or tzatziki dip.