How to make home made Mint Sauce (Vegan friendly)

 You can't beat a home made mint sauce and this is easy. If you plant a sprig of mint in a garden it spreads itself out and comes up every year. Then all you need is a little granulated sugar, vinegar and hot water. This mint sauce tastes far superior to anything you can purchase in a jar and it's natural ingredients. It is delicious on baby new steamed potatoes. the mint oil from it is also good for stomach upsets and indigestion. The original polo mints in the green tube also contain peppermint oil - just so you know!! So it's a good idea to keep some handy. 

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How to make Red onion, tomato, chilli, mint and lime juice Salsa (Vegan friendly)

 You have to use the red onion in this simple salsa - it doesn't work with brown. The lime juice gives it a good tart flavour and don't overdo the chilli or you will regret it! You can serve this on the side of a jacket potato, or with any salad and it makes for a really refreshing addition. It's also a staple in Mexican cuisine, and when you taste it you will see why! Even on it's own in summer it is good, and so simple. there is never any leftover when I make it. It's also all fresh natural ingredients too - how healthy is that! Always wash your hands after handling chilli as it stays on your skin and if you happen to rub your eye, nose or mouth after it will sting. You have been warned! 

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Microwaveable Old School Chocolate Pudding with a Mint Custard.

 Well who doesn't love a chocolate pudding. Microwaveable as well, so it's fast and easy. Maybe too easy ha! The chocolate pudding we had to mess about with the water content to get it just right. So we had to try many samples.....that's our excuse anyway. Then there was the mint custard. Although my daughter who was five at the time and didn't like mint, would say mint was the worst thing that she had ever tasted! So we have to do a custard version just for her. Oh well more for us...i could have made it a pink colour but she would still know. Kids have amazing sensory perception. There never seems to be any of this particular chocolate pudding  left over for the next day either? Oh and it's good with custard too, and cream, and.....you choose.

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Tzatziki

This is a real cooling, refreshing dish. You can even use fresh garlic instead of dried in it if you wish. Don't forget to put it in the fridge as soon as you have made it so it is properly chilled. The first time I tried out this dip was on my mum and her friend when i bought some onion bhajis. Her friend frank said he didn't like cucumber. Fast forward to the end of the meal and mum's friend picks up the bowl and said "Can I finish this off?" So I let him - even though I also had my eye on finishing it off too! This goes really well with the onion bhajis on the YouTube channel even though it is a traditional Greek dish!

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