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Mint-and-Date Dipping Sauce

Name: Mint-and-Date Dipping Sauce
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups mint leaves; 3 pitted Medjool dates, finely chopped; 1 serrano chile, seeded and chopped; 3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice; 2 tablespoons water; Salt

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Padma Lakshmi calls this sauce "liquid heaven." She purees sticky dates with fresh mint, lemon juice and chile, creating a sweet, bright-flavored and slightly spicy sauce. It's a stellar accompaniment to the kathi rolls, but Padma also uses it as a sandwich spread or whisks it into salad dressing.

By Padma Lakshmi

Updated on January 17, 2017

Mint-and-Date Dipping Sauce — Photo: © John Kernick

Total Time:

20 mins

Yield:

1 cup

Ingredients

2 cups mint leaves
3 pitted Medjool dates, finely chopped
1 serrano chile, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
Salt

Directions

In a blender, combine the mint leaves, dates, serrano chile, lemon juice and water and puree until smooth. Transfer the dipping sauce to a bowl and season with salt. Serve at room temperature.