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Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• sugar
• lime
• water
• jalapeno pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine sugar and lime juice in a large pitcher until sugar dissolved. Add mint sprigs; mash with a wooden spoon to release some oils. Stir in water, then stir in jalapeño. Cover the pitcher; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

By your mom

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• watermelon
• water
• white sugar
• lime
• ice

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Place watermelon and water in a blender; process until smooth. Add sugar to taste.
3. 3 Cut lime slices in half; place a half lime slice into each of 8 glasses along with 3 mint leaves. Crush mint and lime with a cocktail muddler to release juice, then fill each glass with 1 cup of ice.
4. 4 Pour watermelon agua fresca over ice in each glass; stir before serving.

By Sherbear1

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• strawberry
• sugar
• water
• ice
• lime

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Mix together strawberries, sugar, and 1 cup cold water in a medium bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
3. 3 Pour chilled strawberry mixture into a blender. Blend on high until smooth.
4. 4 Pour through a wire mesh strainer set over a large bowl; discard pulp and seeds.
5. 5 Stir remaining 7 cups cold water into strawberry juice until aqua de fresa is well combined.
6. 6 Fill glasses with ice. Pour aqua de fresa over ice. Garnish each serving with lime wedges and mint leaves.

By Olivia

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• mango
• jalapeno pepper
• onion
• green pepper
• lemon juice
• honey
• red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1 Combine mango, jalapeno, onion, bell pepper, and mint in a bowl. Mix to combine. Season with lemon juice, honey, and red pepper flakes. Mix well.

By Nanda

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• orange
• mango
• pineapple
• jicama
• cucumber
• banana
• lime
• chile-lime seasoning

Instructions

1. 1 Cut orange segments in half and place in a bowl. Add mango, pineapple, jicama, cucumber, and banana. Add lime juice and sprinkle with chile-lime seasoning; toss to coat. Sprinkle with mint.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• avocado
• tomatillo
• mango
• red onion
• serrano pepper
• cilantro
• lemon juice
• kosher salt

Instructions

1. 1 Mash avocados in a bowl with a fork until slightly chunky. Fold tomatillos, mango, onion, serrano chile pepper, cilantro, and mint through the avocado; add lemon juice and gently mix. Season the guacamole with salt.
2. 2 Lay a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole so it doesn't discolor and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

By Polly

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• tomatillo
• onion
• cilantro
• poblano pepper
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• salt
• chicken
• vegetable oil
• white corn tortilla
• pepper jack cheese
• monterey jack cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Place tomatillos, onion, cilantro, poblano pepper, jalapeño pepper, garlic, mint, and salt in a blender; blend until smooth. Transfer to a saucepan; bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until thickened, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Stir in chicken; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.
3. 3 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry tortilla strips, in batches, until crisp and lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
4. 4 Layer ½ fried tortilla strips in a 2-quart baking dish; spread ½ tomatillo sauce over top. Combine pepper Jack cheese and Monterey Jack cheese in a bowl; sprinkle ½ on tomatillo sauce. Repeat layers.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden and bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool before serving, about 5 minutes.

By Brady Hamilton

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• corn tortilla
• avocado oil
• onion
• pasilla chile
• onion
• tomato
• oregano
• chicken broth
• chicken bouillon granules
• avocado
• queso fresco

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Cut tortillas in half and slice crosswise into 1/8-inch strips. Place in a bowl and toss with 1 tablespoon oil until fully coated. Arrange tortilla strips in a single layer on a baking sheet.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until crisp and light brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool.
4. 4 Heat remaining oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add pasilla chiles; cook and stir until light brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer chiles to a plate. Add onion to the saucepan; cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook until soft, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low.
5. 5 Return chiles to the pan; add mint and oregano. Simmer until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Add chicken bouillon; reduce heat and simmer until flavors meld, about 10 minutes more. Discard mint and oregano. Garnish with the tortilla strips, avocados, and queso fresco.

By Carlos Campos

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• vegetable oil
• canola oil
• sugar
• cinnamon
• corn tortilla
• mango
• apple
• strawberry
• lime juice
• orange marmalade
• ginger
• peach sorbet
• raspberry sherbet
• vanilla ice cream

Instructions

1. 1 In a 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat to 370 degrees or until a tortilla strip dropped in sizzles vigorously. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside. Using tongs, slide one tortilla into the oil. Fry, turning once, until it stops sizzling and turns golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove and set on paper towels lining a large wire rack set over a shallow pan. Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon sugar. Repeat with one tortilla at a time, then the tortilla strips. (Can be stored in foil or a large tin overnight.)
2. 2 Up to 4 hours ahead, mix next 7 ingredients for salsa; refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. 3 Put 3 small scoops of sorbet or ice cream on each tortilla. Top with fruit, garnish with tortilla strips and serve immediately.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• cherry tomato
• grape tomato
• onion
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• serrano pepper
• lime juice
• cilantro
• salt
• oregano
• cayenne pepper
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Place tomatoes in a strainer; drain for 15 minutes.
2. 2 Combine tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, garlic, and serrano in a large bowl; pour lime juice over top. Stir in cilantro, mint, 1 teaspoon salt, oregano, cayenne pepper, and sugar.
3. 3 Refrigerate for 1 hour. Season with salt before serving.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• ✓ mint
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• tomato sauce
• water
• white rice
• salt
• ground sirloin
• tomato
• onion
• egg white
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 In a large stock pot, cook onion and garlic in olive oil over medium high heat until translucent. Stir in tomato sauce, water, rice, mint, and salt, and bring to a low boil.
2. 2 Meanwhile, combine ground sirloin with tomatoes, 2 tablespoons diced onion, egg white, mint, and salt and pepper. Form into small balls, and place in boiling liquid. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 30 minutes, or until meat is cooked and rice is tender.

By PORROSITA

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• chicken stock
• chicken leg
• carrot
• onion
• celery
• cilantro
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• rice
• avocado
• serrano pepper
• lime

Instructions

1. 1 Bring stock to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Add chicken legs; return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, skimming away foam that forms on the surface. Add carrots, onion, celery, cilantro, garlic, and mint.
2. 2 Cover pot and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes more. Remove chicken from the pot; discard skin and bones. Shred meat using 2 forks.
3. 3 Return chicken meat to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Add rice. Let chicken and rice warm up, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour soup into serving bowls. Top with avocado and serrano peppers and squeeze in lime juice.

By Josefina Mijares

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Place 2 to 3 mint leaves into each cell of a heatproof ice cube tray. Fill the cells with the boiling water, then let stand for 10 minutes; remove the leaves if desired. Freeze the ice cube tray until solid.

By Skuba

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• lavender petal
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Place lavender petals and mint leaves into a saucepan, pour water over lavender and mint, and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer tea until flavor is your desired strength, 15 to 20 minutes. Strain out mint and lavender petals and serve tea hot. If you prefer, let strained tea cool serve over ice.

By J Henry

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• sugar
• white rum
• lime-flavored seltzer water

Instructions

1. 1 Muddle 4 mint sprigs and sugar together in a mixing glass until crushed.
2. 2 Add rum and stir to dissolve sugar. Strain into 2 ice-filled Collins or rocks glasses. Top with lime-flavored seltzer and garnish each glass with a remaining mint sprig.

By Juliana Hale

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• raspberry vinegar
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Place vinegar in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Add mint and sugar; cover and shake until sugar dissolves.
2. 2 Stir in additional sugar, if necessary, to balance vinegar flavor.

By PANTRYGATHERINGS

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• ✓ mint
• sugar
• ice cube
• brandy
• benedictine liqueur

Instructions

1. 1 Place sugar, mint, and a splash of water into a glass. Muddle gently, and then add ice to the glass. Pour in brandy and Benedictine, and stir. Add fresh mint for garnish.

By Lorem Ipsum

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• onion
• white sugar
• white vinegar
• cayenne pepper
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, mix the mint, onion, sugar, vinegar, cayenne pepper and salt. Cover the mixture and refrigerate 2 hours, or until chilled.

By Sara

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• water
• lemon verbena
• honey

Instructions

1. 1 Pour boiling water over verbena and mint sprigs; steep until desired flavor is reached, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in honey.

By goldiejamescom

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• water
• cucumber
• jalapeno pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine water, cucumber, jalapeno pepper, and mint in a pitcher and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.

By Buckwheat Queen

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• water
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Combine water, sugar, and mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute; remove from heat and let syrup steep, about 30 minutes.
2. 2 Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove mint leaves; let cool.

By foodelicious

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• ✓ mint
• strawberry
• water
• sugar
• vanilla ice cream
• whipped cream

Instructions

1. 1 Mix the strawberries with the mint in a bowl.
2. 2 Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture reaches a thin syrup consistency, about 3 minutes.
3. 3 Drizzle syrup over the strawberries and mint and toss gently. Divide berries into four serving cups. Top each with ice cream and a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with a mint leaf.

By Dawn Camacho

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• ✓ mint
• vodka
• sugar
• lime juice
• ice
• sparkling water

Instructions

1. 1 Muddle mint leaves in a shaker.
2. 2 Add Tito's Handmade Vodka, sugar, fresh lime juice, and ice.
3. 3 Shake well and pour into a rocks glass.
4. 4 Top with sparkling water and garnish with a mint sprig and lime slice.

By Tito's Handmade Vodka

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• strawberry
• soy milk
• vanilla protein powder

Instructions

1. 1 Combine strawberries, soy milk, protein powder, and mint leaves in a blender; blend until smooth.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• watermelon
• lemon juice
• honey

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Blend watermelon, lemon juice, mint, and honey in a blender until smooth.
3. 3 Refrigerate for 2 hours; serve chilled.

By lillpup

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• watermelon
• water
• white sugar
• white rum

Instructions

1. 1 Remove rind from watermelon; dice into large cubes. Add watermelon, water, sugar, and mint leaves to an electric blender. Blend until pureed.
2. 2 Pour in rum and give it a couple of stirs to incorporate. Pour mixture into a 9x12-inch pan and place in the freezer for 4 hours. Scrape the mixture with a fork every 1 to 2 hours. It will not freeze completely due to the rum.
3. 3 Serve in a shallow bowl or a nice glass.

By Diana Mc

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• queijo coalho cheese curd
• pineapple
• brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
2. 2 Cook queijo coalho cheese and pineapple on the preheated grill until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate; cool until easily handled.
3. 3 Cut grilled queijo coalho cheese and pineapple into cubes with a sharp knife; transfer to a bowl. Add brown sugar and toss until coated.
4. 4 Stick 1 cube of queijo coalho cheese, 1 mint leaf, and 1 cube of pineapple onto a toothpick; repeat until all ingredients are skewered.

By GraçaRibeiro

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• lime juice
• honeydew melon
• prosciutto

Instructions

1. 1 Place melon balls into a bowl, and sprinkle with lime juice. Stir gently to coat. Wrap each ball with a slice of prosciutto, and secure with a sprig of mint. Arrange on a serving tray. Refrigerate until serving.

By RachelSchwartz

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• ✓ mint
• white sugar
• club soda
• lime
• light rum
• ice
• club soda

Instructions

1. 1 Muddle sugar and mint with soda water in pint glass. Squeeze both halves of lime into the glass leaving one hull in the mixture. Add rum, stir, and fill with ice. Top with club soda.
2. 2 Garnish with a mint sprig.

By Allrecipes

Ingredients

• ✓ mint
• grapefruit
• white sugar
• gin
• mint leaf

Instructions

1. 1 Mix grapefruit, 1/2 cup reserved juice, and sugar in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Transfer grapefruit mixture to 8 serving cups; top each with about 1 teaspoon gin. Sprinkle minced mint over each cup. Garnish each cup with 1 mint leaf.

By TerryWilson