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[Photographs: Joshua Bousel]

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About This Recipe

Yield: makes about 1 cup
Active time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Special equipment: food processor

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds
  • 2 cups packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed and dried
  • 3 medium garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest from 1 lemon
  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper