"minimal yet" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when referring to an amount or quantity that is small, but still enough or sufficient. For example, "I only have minimal yet necessary supplies to get through this weekend."
Their lyrics were so minimal yet pertinent.
Apple's new mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad, iOS 7, is stark and minimal, yet dynamic.
Armstrong's soundscape is minimal yet lush, its tonal language at the start becoming atonal as heroine Ellida's mind unravels.
Tour hits Brighton 1 Oct, Bristol (2) and ends London (3) The Necks tour Pianist Chris Abrahams, percussionist Tony Buck and bassist Lloyd Swanton are the most minimal, yet powerful, of trios.
His hours are long but regular, his financial risk minimal, yet he dreams of running a business, like his guests.The new day in the slum starts by five o'clock.
But those like myself who thought the old A4 was exceptionally attractive, with a design that was simple and minimal, yet sporty and even elegant, may find the new model has a bit too much of Audi's sculptured corporate style -- the A6 look, if you will.
It articulates space with an almost minimal line, yet it has a lot of force".
His use of resource-hogging grass is minimal, and yet there is still a small lawn on which to sit.
"They're beautiful and minimal, and yet what lurks beneath is something which is much more sinister," Ms. De Salvo said.
Conservative with our own personal stories, we repeat them in endless loop tapes with only minimal variation, yet this is rarely reflected in literature.
The basic themes it celebrates — plenty, and if not family happiness, then at least family continuity — are somehow minimal and yet widely shared.
