Refreshing Mint-Basil Meat Sauce

Mint gives the sauce a refreshing taste and wonderful aroma. I prepared this sauce in the likeness of classic Italian pesto, only I replaced expensive pine nuts with more affordable peanuts. You need to add pieces of ice to the original sauce. But I decided to try cooking without it. And I liked it.
cook time: 10 min
Ruby Colston
Refreshing Mint-Basil Meat Sauce

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

542
Calories
53g
Fat
5g
Carbs
9g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 1 clove
Olive oil 50 ml
Lemon zest 1 tsp
Mint (2-3 branches) 15 g
Basil (green, 2-3 sprigs) 15 g
Peanut (salty) 40 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. To prepare mint-basil sauce for meat we will need: several sprigs of mint and green basil; peanuts (can be replaced with pine nuts); garlic; lemon zest; olive oil.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash and dry the greens. Peel the garlic. Place basil, mint, nuts, garlic and lemon zest into a blender bowl. If the peanuts are salted, then you do not need to add salt, but if they are unsalted, then you can add more salt to the sauce.

Step 3

Step 3
Grind. Then pour in olive oil, add pepper and salt if necessary. Grind everything again to obtain a homogeneous paste.

Step 4

Step 4
The resulting paste can be served with any meat dishes.

Step 5

Step 5
I served this sauce with beef baked in foil. Delicious. This sauce will also go well with pasta.

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