When I'm on vacation, I like nothing more than a cool, refreshing mojito. For those not familiar with this drink, it's a delicious concoction of mint, lime, rum, a bit of sugar, and seltzer. As I was thinking about one yesterday, it occurred to me that I could make good use of all the mint leaves growing in my backyard and feed my craving with dinner. So I put together a marinade using the ingredients in a mojito (plus a few other things), soaked my chicken thighs in it before grilling, and voila, another new recipe was born!
Though I put this on chicken, I could see it being just as delicious on pork, shrimp or scallops, or even a cut of beef like tri-tip or skirt steak. I also sliced up some zucchini, soaked it in this for about 30 minutes, and grilled it -- the veggies were just as delicious as the meat! And I'd bet that tofu would soak up this marinade beautifully.
It's as easy as can be -- put the following ingredients into a blender or food processor of some sort, puree the whole mixture, and you're ready to go!
1/3 cup fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
4 cloves of garlic
Juice and zest of 2 limes
1 tablespoon of honey
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
Enjoy!
