Jamie Oliver's mint oil dressing
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This is a nice change from mint sauce and it's so simple that it's hardly a recipe.
It originated as one of the accompaniments for his recipe: Guinness lamb shanks with dark sticky gravy but would go well with any lamb dish
Ingredients
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- 5 tablespoons of olive oil
- A large sprig of mint leaves
Method
- Wash and dry the mint leaves, a salad spinner is good for this.
- Pick them from the stems
- Roughly chops the leaves
- Add to a mortar and pestle with a pinch of coarse sea salt and the olive oil
- Smash it up to release the flavours
- Leave for an hour or so to infuse if you have the time
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