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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