Recipe adaptation fail

So, I had a bunch of mint and some acorn squash and wanted to make a variation on the chili-lime dressing. I thought sesame oil and rice vinegar and garlic and mint and sriracha and a bit of soy sauce would be good - no. It's not inedible, but it's not a worthy variation on the theme either. And the mint ends up completely inaudible/imperceptible (or whatever the right word is) - sad.