English Style Mint Sauce (Diabetic)
by promfh
Traditionally served with lamb or pork but it makes an excellent low-cal salad dressing. Or try it on fruit such as mangos or peaches.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup fresh mint ; - Stems and leaves, to taste
- 1 tablespoon Splenda
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Boiling water
- 4 tablespoons Cider vinegar ; - or fruit vinegar of your choice
INSTRUCTIONS
In a food processor chop fine the mint with the Splenda and transfer the mixture to a small bowl. Stir the water into the mixture, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and stir in the vinegar. Let the sauce stand, covered, for at least 1 hour or chill it, covered, overnight. Serve the sauce at room temperature with lamb or pork You can also drizzle it over fruit or salad.l Makes about 1/2 cup.
Each (1 tbs) serving contains an estimated:
Cals: 4, FatCals: 0 totFat: 0g
StatFat: 0g, PolyFat: 0g, MonoFat: 0g
Chol: 0mg, Na: 3mg, K: 39mg
TotCarbs: 1g, Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 1g
NetCarbs: 1g, Protein: 0g
NOTES
This is a great thing to make when the mint in your garden has grown out-of-control. While it's best fresh, a bottle of this will keep in the refigerator for several months. It acutally becomes better as it ages a bit.
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Nutrition
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| Serving Size: 1 tablespoon (13g) | ||
| Recipe Makes: 8 | ||
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| Calories: 9 | ||
| Calories from Fat: 0 (0%) | ||
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| Total Fat 0g | 0 % | |
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0 % | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0g | ||
| Polyunsanturated Fat 0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0 % | |
| Sodium 1.3mg | 0 % | |
| Potassium 18.6mg | 0 % | |
| Total Carbohydrate 1.9g | 1 % | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.2g | 1 % | |
| Sugars, other 1.7g | ||
| Protein 0.1g | 0 % | |
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Calories per serving: 9
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