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mint sauce

British  

noun

  1. a sauce made from mint leaves, sugar, and vinegar, usually served with lamb

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This Easter menu offers some updated takes on classics — such as lamb with mint sauce, roasted potatoes and deviled eggs — along with a few simple surprises.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2022

His father picked them up at the airport and took them home to Balmoral, where his mother had a roast lamb with pumpkin, peas, potatoes and mint sauce waiting.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2016

“We want to board enough choices so that everyone can have their dream dish,” said the Irish chef, whose fantasy in-flight meal is roast leg of lamb with mint sauce.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2015

Never more so than when dishing up roast lamb, with mint sauce and added Wodehouse, by the poolside on a California summer Sunday.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2011

All these are either roasted or boiled, and served with mint sauce.

From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary

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