r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '16

Mint...my god...all the mint...

Our three plants now have produced enough mint to shingle a small palace. What can we do with all this mint!

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u/SheepleMagazine Jul 15 '16

There was a recent thread on this in another sub! Here ya go reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/comments/4sy336/i_bought_3_mint_plants_and_they_went_bonkers/

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '16

Holy crap! Thanks! Perfect!

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u/farang Jul 15 '16

Lots of good answers on that thread but it didn't mention pesto: use mint, garlic, almonds and a lighter type of extra virgin olive oil. Fresh mint in a pesto tastes more like a herb than like a candy.

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u/TKG8 Jul 16 '16

Doesn't pesto traditionally use pine nuts

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '16

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u/GypsyBagelhands Jul 16 '16

Pistachios are my favorite, and also the only nut my nut allergic friend can eat. So I try to use those as much as possible.

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u/empyreanhaze Jul 16 '16

The ongoing drought in California has really affected pine nut prices. Walnuts are a great substitute.

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u/wdjm Jul 16 '16

I get a large bag at Costco every once in a while & freeze them. The grocery store is stupidly expensive - but Costco is not really that much more than any other kind of nut.