7 summer mint nuts Recipes

pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic clove, minced, thai or vietnamese fish sauce, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and pepper, zucchini , preferably both green and yellow, 4 to 5 in. long, lightly packed baby arugula, fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped, aged sheep s-milk cheese

olive oil, fresh mint leaves , julienned (finely sliced), champagne vinegar, chilled watermelon, preferably seedless (about 6 lbs), red seedless grapes, halved, green seedless grape, halved, crumbled feta cheese (about 5 oz), pine nuts, toasted, mint sprig, for garnish

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, onion, diced, bay leaf, fresh marjoram, chopped fresh basil leaves, celery ribs, peeled and chopped, asparagus , cut into 1-inch pieces, young green beans , cut into 1-inch pieces, shelled english peas (or substitute frozen ), kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, low-sodium chicken stock, enough to cover, heavy cream, basil and mint pesto, recipe follows, watercress or parsley, fresh basil leaves, fresh mint leaves, parmesan or romano, pine nuts, toasted, garlic cloves, roughly chopped, salt, extra-virgin olive oil

apricot halves or sliced peaches, in light syrup or juice, drained, reserving 1/4 cup syrup or juice, sliced pears , in light syrup or juice, drained, pineapple chunks , in light syrup or juice, drained, mandarin oranges , in syrup, drained, fresh strawberries, rinsed and stemmed, mint, for garnish, dips , nuts, coconut

tomatoes (ripe, halved or quartered if small, diced if large), mozzarella cheese, diced (optional), oil-cured olives (optional) or 2/3 cup kalamata olives (pitted and halved, optional) or 1/2 cup green olives (pitted and chopped) (optional) or 3 tbsp capers (optional), fresh herb (chopped , including basil, parsley, mint, chives, cilantro, scallion tops or a combination, more for ), lemon , freshly grated zest of (optional), extra virgin olive oil, black pepper, freshly ground, pasta (short , like fusilli, farfalle or penne), hot red pepper flakes (optional), pine nuts (toasted ) (optional)