Cilantro-Lime marinade

Submitted by Leighmcl

"I actually made this up while trying to imitate a lime salad dressing I had tasted. It makes enough to marinate 4 boneless chicken breasts. Great for fajitas!"

 

• Ready In: 1min
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1/2 Cup

ingredients

• 2 limes, juice of
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil or 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Toss all the ingredients into a mini food processor and pulse until combined.
2. Marinate meat for 1/2 hour.
3. Grill.
4. Eat.
5. Say: Yumm.

Reviews

[mdhchef333]

I love this marinade. I only used one lime and added a few tablespoons of riesling wine instead. I replaced the sugar with a two squeezes of honey. I upped the cilantro a bit but did not use cumin. You really can't go wrong on this one. Tastes fabulous!

 

[msbhavenokie]

I marinaded grilled chicken kabobs with this recipe and everyone liked it.

 

[lalabal]

I LOVE this marinade. I've used it for barbequed chicken breasts and thighs a couple of times, but tonight I marinated shrimp in it and barbecued the shrimp over mesquite coals. It is to die for! I made shrimp tacos with the shrimp by crisping tortillas over the coals and then topping the tacos with fresh avocado, garden tomatoes, sour cream, and cilantro sprigs. I would have to say that the shrimp have definitely been the best meat for this marinade, so far. Try it! You won't be sorry.

 

[children from A to Z]

This marinade was wonderful! We used it for chicken fajitas. I also made up a second batch to marinade the peppers and onions seperately and grilled everything. Better than going out and a lot cheaper. I will be using this often. Thanks for posting!

 

[Daduwa]

Great marinade for chicken breasts. It helps if you stab each of the breasts with a fork a few times before putting them in the marinade--helps get the flavor inside the meat and keeps it very moist. I've also marinated for an hour or longer and the flavor was great--not too intense.