Easy Mojo Marinade

Easy Mojo Marinade

from savoringitaly.com
Appetizer
5 min

This Easy Mojo Marinade infuses your favorite proteins with fresh and flavorful homemade ingredients. It will be your new go-to marinade! Bright and zesty from fresh citrus, cilantro, garlic, oregano and cumin.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup(or about 6- 8 cloves of garlic peeled and minced)
  • 1 teaspoonsea salt
  • 1 teaspoonfreshly ground pepper (optional)
  • 1 tablespoondried oregano
  • 1 teaspoonground cumin
  • ¼ cupchopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼lemon juice
  • 1 cuporange juice freshly squeezed
  • ¼ cuplime juice freshly squeezed
  • ½ cupplus extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large mortar with pestle (you could pulse it in a food processor or chop the garlic up by hand), add the garlic, salt, oregano, cumin, cilantro, lemon and lime juice. Use the pestle to twist the garlic until it is smashed.

  2. 2

    In medium bowl, add the crushed garlic mixture with the 1/2 cup olive oil and orange juice. Use a fork to mix it all up.

  3. 3

    Reserve ¼ cup marinade to brush on protein after cooking or to serve as a dip.