Cilantro Lime Marinade - An amazing homemade cilantro lime marinade that is perfect on steak, chicken, or shrimp!
Ingredients
1cupfresh cilantroroughly chopped
⅓cupfreshly squeezed lime juiceapprox. 2 limes
⅓cupextra virgin olive oilsub avocado oil
1teaspoonkosher salt
Instructions
Combine: In a small food processor, add 1 cup fresh cilantro, ⅓ cup freshly squeezed lime juice, ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Blend until smooth.
Marinate: Pour the marinade over your meat of choice and allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
Cook: Remove from marinade and cook meat as desired. Discard the marinade.
Notes
Additional Lime Juice: Feel free to add additional lime juice if you want the lime flavor to be more intense
How long to marinate: It is not recommended to allow meat to marinate in a cilantro-lime marinade for more than 30 minutes, as the acid from the lime juice will start cooking the meat.