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Lime-Mint Sauce

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 cup

Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh lime juice plus 1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest (2 to 3 limes)
1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons tequila

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring the lime juice, zest, mint, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; cover, and let steep until completely cooled, 20 to 25 minutes.

    Step 2

    Pass the lime juice mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing on the solids to extract the liquid; discard the solids. (If not serving immediately, refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 day.) Just before serving, stir in tequila.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsSauceDipCondimentTequilaAlcoholBeveragesLimeCitrusFruitMintHerbs & SpicesNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeVeganVegetarianEasyQuickMake AheadMeal PrepSimmerCookbooks
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