this weeks weekend herb blogging hosted by kalyn this week is all about peppermint. well known for it's healing power (funny tummy, nasty cold) it's also a wonderful little plant for the kitchen. peppermint goes very well with chocolate, adds a fresh flavour to salads (think taboulé!) or is wonderful and cooling in a yoghurt-drink. i recently discovered chocolate-peppermint or a very lovely apple-peppermint-plant on the farmers market. all in all - just a wonderful, refreshing herb!
i often mix peppermint leaves with some sugar to season a simple fruit salad. this scented sugar goes very well with pineapple, apples and pretty much every berry there is. since it's got a very strong flavour, you will need a lot less sugar than usual.
RECIPE
70g sugar
a hand full of fresh peppermint leaves
put ingredients in a blender and whiz until well mixed and peppermint is finely ground. sprinkle on top of fresh fruit.
keeps in an airtight glass for about 2 months.
Love mint. Unfortunately Swissy Pie doesn't...
ReplyDeleteunswissmiss - how about that bowl of peppermintsugar is ALL YOURS? luv m
ReplyDeleteVery yummy. I do love mint in lots of dishes. I think I started growing it just for tabbouli though, and it's still one of my favorite things that contain mint.
ReplyDeleteThis is a simple yet wonderful suggestion, Myriam.
ReplyDeleteVery tasty! we made some on thursday and have been enjoying it with strawberries ever since. But I'm curious, do you store it in the fridge or just at room temperature? And does yours go a little bit brown too? Thanks
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ReplyDeletehi eva.
ReplyDeleteyou are right - the peppermint turns brown after a while (because its drying out). you can try to keep it in the fridge (covered with clingfilm). i doubt that it will keep the wonderful green colour for too long there, too ... but it's worth a try. i always make these sugars fresh and try to make just as much as i need that day.
good luck!
What an easy thing to do. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLeider ist meine Minze im Garten noch nicht so weit, als dass ich das nachmachen könnte. Aber ich werde das im Hinterkopf behalten.
ReplyDeletewow, I've never had peppermint in this variation before, sounds cooling , light and delicious, perfect for summer time, thx :)
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