River Mint

River Mint // Metha australis

River Mint is the Australian mint. With a powerful spearmint like flavour, each leaf comes dried making it ideal for tea infusions, or for souvlaki/Middle-Eastern styled recipes. It's an outstanding addition in desserts, and can be used as a healthy flavouring in tarts, cheesecakes, or even ice-cream!

Each leaf is handpicked and requires 1kg of fresh leaves to produce one 50g bag. River Mint has also been used traditionally as a herbal medicine by Indigenous communities. Boil in hot water to help ease the symptoms of coughs and colds, and to assist digestive function

River Mint has a similar flavour to spearmint and peppermint. It is commonly used in Middle-Eastern styled dishes, as well as in desserts. Great uses include:

• Persian styled stew (Khoresh)
• Cheesecakes
• Mint Ice-creams
• Basil/River Mint Pesto

Most commonly however, River Mint is used as a herbal tea to provide benefits and flavour on a cold, winters day.

Recipe:

Vegan River Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

River Mint and Finger Lime Icy Poles

Vegan River Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Warrigal Greens and Mountain Pepperleaf Pakoras with a River Mint Raita dip

Health Properties:

As with all mint species, River Mint has been identified as a powerful herbal medicine thought to help improve general wellbeing. Some of the fascinating properties include:

• Carminative properties which help to ease the stomach, and to relieve esophageal pressure and heartburn.
• Natural anti-septic
• Fever reduction and may help to relieve congestion of the common cold.
  
  

River Mint has a lot more to it that that, click here to learn more about this incredible Australian native ingredient.