Mango And Mint Marinade Food

MINTED HONEY MANGO SAUCE

Steps:

• Purée 2 cups mango with water, honey, and sugar in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl and stir in remaining cup mango and mint.

GRILLED LEG OF LAMB WITH MANGO AND MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients together and pour over lamb. Cover and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• Remove lamb from marinade. Stud with garlic cloves and rosemary leaves.
• Season with Hawaiian sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Grill to medium-rare, (130 degrees F internal temperature registers on an instant-read thermometer), over kiawe wood coals. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
• In a small saucepot add the vinegar and sugar. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and begins to turn light brown. Add wine and cook down, reducing by half. Add the remaining ingredients and half the mint. Simmer 10 minutes to let flavors marry. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Stir in remaining mint just before serving.
• Slice the lamb thinly across the grain. On a platter, fan the lamb over grilled vegetables and grilled mango. Top the lamb with some of the sauce. Garnish with crumbled Feta cheese and mint sprigs.

MANGO AND MINT SALSA

Steps:

• Cut the mango into 1/4-inch dice and place in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and fold together with a rubber spatula. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 3 hours before serving.

MINT MANGO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

SMOKED CHICKEN WITH MANGO AND MINT

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, and salt and pepper to taste. In a resealable plastic bag combine chicken with oil mixture and marinate, chilled at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Cut mangoes by slicing just to sides of each pit and with a 3/4-inch melon-ball cutter scoop flesh from mango halves. (There should be about 48 mango pieces.) Mango may be scooped 8 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
• Just before serving, assemble hors d'oeuvres by threading 1 chicken piece, 1 mint leaf, and 1 mango piece on each pick and arrange on a platter. Sprinkle hors d'oeuvres with freshly ground black pepper if desired and garnish with mint sprigs.

MANGO-MINT MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Working in batches, puree chopped mangoes, tequila, lime juice, and sugar in a blender until smooth.
• Just before serving, pulse in mint just until finely chopped. Stir in club soda. Serve over ice, garnished with mango slices.