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    Mint Salad Dressing


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    Mint Salad Dressing

    Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2004
    Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
    Yield: 3/4 cup. - 6 servings

    Fresh mint is a popular herb that will grow in almost any soil. Here it stars in a special salad dressing.–Suzanne McKinley, Lyons, Georgia

    Ingredients:
    • 1/2 cup sugar
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint leaves
    • 1/2 cup olive oil
    • 4 teaspoons lemon juice
    • Salt to taste
    • 1/2 teaspoon paprika

    • Mixed salad greens

    Directions:
    1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, water and mint. Simmer for 1-2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Strain and discard mint.

    2. Place olive oil in a small bowl; whisk in mint syrup. Whisk in lemon juice, salt and paprika. Drizzle over salad greens.

    1 serving (1 tablespoon) equals 225 calories, 18 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

 

 

 


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