Lemon Herb Garlic Marinade Food

LEMON AND HERB MARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine the lemon juice and zest, chopped herbs, garlic, crushed red pepper, and 1/2 cup of olive oil. Whisk to combine.
• Place the chicken thighs in a wide flat dish so they are in a single layer. Add the herb mixture. Massage the thighs to coat with the herb mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Note: If doing a quick marinade, leave the chicken out of the fridge for up to 1 hour.
• Preheat grill. Brush and oil the grill to clean.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and brush off any excess herbs and oil. Season the chicken generously with salt and drizzle with a little bit of fresh olive oil.
• Cut the 2 whole lemons in half and cut the tips off the ends; this will allow the lemons to stand up without rolling around. Place the chicken, skin side down, on the preheated grill. Place the lemons, flesh side down, on the preheated grill. Grill the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes and then rotate the chicken 90 degrees to create the lovely crosshatch pattern. Grill the chicken for another 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the chicken over and grill for another 4 to 5 minutes. Check for doneness (the chicken should be well cooked). Check the lemon halves to see if they are beautifully caramelized. Turn over to grill on the bottom for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Serve the chicken with grilled lemon.
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LEMON GARLIC MARINADE FOR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a large ziploc bag.
• Mix first five ingredients together and pour over chicken.
• Marinate at least one hour, longer if possible.
• Cook chicken as desired.
• I prefer to grill mine.
• This is wonderful served on a caesar salad.

LEMON HERB MARINADE

Steps:

• In shallow glass dish or resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix all ingredients. Add about 1 lb meat; cover dish or seal bag, and refrigerate at least 20 minutes but no longer than 24 hours, depending on type of meat.
• Remove meat from marinade; discard marinade. Cook meat as desired.

GARLIC LEMON CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Zest the lemon. Cut in half and juice it.
• Combine lemon zest and juice, garlic and olive oil in a mini prep, blender or in the blending jar for an immersion blender. Puree until the garlic is finely chopped.
• Add jalapeno, oregano, salt and pepper and pulse just to combine. Store in the refrigerator up to one week, or freeze up to 3 months.
• Place chicken in a shallow dish or in a resealable bag. Pour the marinade over it. Let chicken marinate for 4 to 12 hours.
• Preheat grill to high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the used marinade. Grill, turning occasionally until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken reads 165 degrees F, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Rest the chicken 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

GRILLED LEG OF LAMB WITH GARLIC AND HERB LEMON MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients together in a glass bowl.
• Place the lamb in a extra large heavy-duty plastic bag or glass bowl.
• Pour the marinade over the lamb, and turn to coat well on all sides.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap (if using a glass bowl).
• Place in the fridge for a minimum of 24 hours (turning occasionally to distribute marinade).
• When ready to grill, remove from fridge and save marinade for basting if desired.
• Turn the grill to high heat.
• Sear both sides for about 5 minutes on each side.
• Reduce grill temperature to medium heat and finish cooking the lamb.
• You may baste the lamb with the leftover marinade if desired.

LEMON, HERB & GARLIC MARINADE

Steps:

• Roughly chop the rosemary leaves, thyme leaves, and lavender flower/s or leaves (if using).
• Place herbs, salt and pepper into a mortar and pound with a pestle, until herbs are crushed and fragrant.
• Add garlic and lemon zest and pound until garlic makes a paste - add a little of the olive oil if necessary.
• Now stir in the lemon juice and the olive oil and mix together.
• Pour mixture into a small screwtop jar. Fix lid securely and shake vigorously until mixture thickens and emulsifies.
• Pour over meat, cover and marinade in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours before cooking.
• Pour any marinade left in the bowl over the meat while it cooks.

EASY LEMON AND HERB CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, mix together the oil and lemon juice.
• Add the garlic, basil, chives, salt, pepper and paprika.
• Whisk well.
• Pour over chicken pieces and marinate for at least a half an hour, preferably at least two hours or up to 12 hours before cooking.
• Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade.
• You can use the remaining marinade to brush on the chicken before cooking but you should discard any that is left after that point for food safety reasons.
• Bake, broil or grill until the chicken is completely cooked with no pink remaining inside. (Internal temperature of the meat should be 165°F.)
• Serve hot or cool quickly and refrigerate for later use.

SALMON WITH LEMON HERB MARINADE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
• Make the marinade. Mix together all of the ingredients in a glass measuring cup or bowl and whisk to combine.
• Pour the marinade into a shallow baking dish or zip top bag. Place the fish in the container and marinade for at least an hour. Turn the fish at least once during the marinating process.
• Bake the salmon in the oven for 15-20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the salmon.

LEMON HERB CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a zippered bag and add chicken.
• I usually use 4-6 bonesless, skinless chicken breasts to this amount of marinade.
• Grill, bake in oven or cook on stovetop.

SALMON MARINADE WITH LEMON, GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients (except for the salmon) in a large jar with a lid. Shake vigorously until completely combined (or whisk ingredients together in a small bowl).
• Set aside about ¼ cup of marinade for later.
• Place salmon and remaining marinade in a large zip-top plastic bag or in a glass container. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for about 30 minutes (and not longer than 1 hour).
• Heat the coals or a gas grill to medium heat. Place the marinated salmon on the grill. Cover and grill for 4-5 minutes per side. Brush the salmon with the reserved ¼ cup of marinade a couple of times as the fish cooks. The salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork.

LEMON GARLIC HERB GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Place salmon in an 11 by 7-inch dish.
• In a small mixing bowl whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, rosemary, thyme, garlic, lemon zest, dijon mustard, honey, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper until well combined.
• Pour mixture over salmon (lift fillets to help marinade run under) then cover and let marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once halfway through.
• Preheat grill to medium-high heat during last 10 minutes of salmon marinating.
• Brush grill grates with oil, spoon some of the herbs onto salmon (or just use your hands to spread them over), remove salmon from marinade and place on grill.
• Grill about 3 - 5 minutes per side to cook through.
• Serve warm garnished with more parsley if desired.

LEMON-MINT HERB MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and stir well.
• Put meat into a zipper plastic bag and pour marinade over. Seal and place in refrigerator for desired marinating time.
• I usually pour marinade from meat into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Use as a sauce for meat after it has been grilled.

LEMON HERB CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix well and marinate overnight or 8 hours.

HERB-GARLIC MARINADE

Steps:

• Mince together garlic, thyme sprigs, and rosemary with salt and mash to a coarse paste. In a bowl whisk together garlic paste and remaining ingredients until emulsified. Marinade may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.