Mint

Nutrition Information:

Mint is a good source of Vitamin A, Iron, Manganese, Folate, and antioxidants. Mint can be helpful with aiding digestion, or for settling symptoms of IBS, as well as an aid for bad breath.

Storage Tips:

Mint can be stored by trimming the stems and placing in a jar of water, or wrapped in a wet paper towel and stored in the fridge. A neat trick for freezing mint is to chop the leaves and freeze with water in an ice cube tray to create mint infused ice cubes.

Uses:

Mint is a good additive to salads, lemonades and teas, added to pasta salads, or sauces such as pesto and chimichurri.

Recipe Ideas:

• Try this Fresh Mint Tea recipe from bbcgoodfood.com.

• This Cucumber and Mint Salad recipe from onceuponachef.com is refreshing, and perfect for summer!

• From cookieandkate.com, this Fresh Mint Dressing recipe is delicious.

• Freshen up your lemonade with this Mint Lemonade recipe from feelgoodfoodie.net.

• Try this Mint Chimichurri recipe from cottercrunch.com that doubles as a sauce and a marinade!