Friséewatercress And Mint Salad Food

FRISéE,WATERCRESS, AND MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together frisée, watercress, mint, and scallions. Drizzle with just enough oil to coat, tossing. Add vinegar and salt to taste and toss again. Sprinkle with nuts.

FRESH FRUIT AND MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and dice the mango or papaya, and put in a medium bowl. Trim the strawberries' stems and half or quarter, if large. Add to the bowl of fruit. Peel and dice the kiwi, add to bowl. Peel and slice the bananas, add to bowl.
• Cut the top and bottom off the oranges just deep enough to expose the inner fruit. Following the curve of the fruit cut the skin and pith off the orange in panels. Holding the orange over the bowl cut between the membranes to free the citrus segments. Let them fall into the bowl as they are cut free. By hand, squeeze all the juice from the remaining membrane over the fruit, then discard. Repeat with the other orange.
• Lightly stir the honey and Grand Marnier, if using, into the fruit. Strip the mint leaves off the stem, tear, or chop into smaller pieces, and stir into the fruit salad. Add the berries and set aside for 10 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Serve.
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TOMATO & MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Halve the tomatoes and scatter over a large plate. Finely chop the red onion and tear up the mint leaves. Throw the onion and mint over the tomatoes. Can be kept, covered, 3-4 hours ahead. Just before serving, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, season with salt and ground black pepper and finely grate a little lemon zest over the top.

BLUEBERRY AND MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Place maple syrup and berries in a saucepan on medium heat.
• Bring to the boil slowly, remove from heat.
• Transfer to a bowl and cool.
• Add shredded mint to cooled berries.
• Serve over pancakes.