Dried mint is known for its cooling sensation and can be used in many ways such as tea, sauces and salads. It is rich in nutrients and contains a fair amount of vitamin A, iron and manganese.
Use as a loose-leaf herbal tea, mix into refreshingly fruity drinks in the summer and add a minty zing to your plate with mint pesto, salad, and mint chocolate desserts.
WARNING: Mint can cause severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in susceptible individuals. Mint also contains a naturally occurring source of salicylates and is best avoided by people eating a salicylate free diet.
Dried Mint
Infuse either individual or blended mints as a refreshing tea. Use the leaves to make a sauce to accompany lamb. Use spearmint and/or peppermint for chocolate, cakes and rich dessets. Crystallize as decoration. Peppermint flavours sweets, teas, mint water, vinegars, jellies and sauces. Add leaves to the cooking water of potatoes and peas.
Fresh or dried leaves scent sachets and pot pourris. They can also be used in bath water to refresh and cool the skin, in facials to cleanse the skin and in lotions. Grow spearmint and peppermint near roses to deter aphids. Scatter leaves around food to deter mice. Strew in cupboards and beds to deter ants and fleas.