Mint

Fragrant and fresh, these recipes include homemade mint pesto and a watermelon salad with mint.
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21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Watermelon Salad with Mint and Lime | Matt Neal calls this supremely simple fruit salad the ultimate refresher on a hot day. For a grown-up version, he adds splashes of rum. "It's even more satisfying, then," he jokes.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Mint Ice Cream | This exceptionally creamy ice cream relies on two unexpected ingredients: corn starch (to help thicken it) and cream cheese (to make it scoopable).
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Kyoto No. 2 | England's Fever-Tree tonic water (available in U.S. grocery and specialty stores) has a refreshing astringency that makes it Angus Winchester's choice for this tangy, mint-infused drink.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Spring Peas with Mint | Pairing Suggestion: Vinegary dishes and wine can be a terrible combination. But the sharp chopped red onion Mark Ladner tosses with these tangy peas makes the recipe delicious with a lightly tannic red.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Spicy Brussels Sprouts with Mint | The key to the dish is to almost burn the brussels sprouts; the charred flavor is irresistible.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Olive-Mint Pesto Meatballs with Fettuccine | Some cooks are surprised when F&W's Grace Parisi tells them she mixes pesto into meatballs to add flavor quickly. If you're pressed for time, good store-bought pesto works too.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Roasted Zucchini with Ricotta and Mint | Flavored with fennel and cumin seeds, this quick side dish (or vegetarian main course) has a fun Indian flavor. While chef Sheamus Feeley likes to add pequin peppers, any chile flakes work well.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Minty Green Olive-Celery Salsa | Chef Tim Cushman's bright, briny salsa, full of vitamin E–rich olives, is more like a crunchy tapenade. It's delicious over white fish like hake.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Penne with Swordfish, Mint, and Pine Nuts | In this Sicilian dish, pasta, pine nuts, and chunks of swordfish are tossed in mint-spiked olive oil, with more fresh mint thrown in at the end. The combination is irresistible.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Vermicelli with Chicken Skewers and Nuoc Cham | The high acidity, citrus and mineral flavors, and slight sweetness of a German Riesling are the perfect foils for the sweet and savory taste of this dish.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Butter Bean Salad with Lime and Mint | The secret to this delicate and refreshing butter bean salad is the dressing, made with cold, tangy buttermilk, olive oil and lime juice. The Lees call it "the flavors of a Southern summer."
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Mint Tea | Hot mint tea is a favorite in Morocco, where it’s served in small glasses any time of day or night. It’s very sweet and packed with mint flavor. We love it cold as well; let the tea cool completely and then strain it into ice-filled glasses.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Mint Pesto | Mint and lamb are a classic pairing. Grace Parisi riffs on the match by kneading mint pesto into ground lamb, grilling the patties, then crumbling them into an orzo-and-feta-salad.
21 Recipes for Mint Lovers
Pea Tortilla with Mint and Yogurt | A Spanish tortilla is like a frittata. Francis Mallmann makes a lovely version with yogurt, fresh mint and sweet peas, baked in an oven (preferably a wood-fired oven) until just set. It's delicious served warm or at room temperature.