Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or more, if you want a little slap!)
- 1 tsp Salted Perfection South Beach Select Blend
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional, but c’mon—herbs = flavor)
- Zest of 1 lemon
Step by step
- Grab a medium mixing bowl—no tiny bowls here, we’re not making salad dressing.
- Pour in the olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and honey. Whisk it like you mean it.
- Add the garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cayenne, Salted Perfection South Beach Select Blend, black pepper, cilantro, and lemon zest. Stir until it looks like liquid sunshine.
- Taste and adjust: want more heat? Cayenne. More tang? Lemon. More Jersey? Extra garlic, trust me.
- Pour marinade over 1.5–2 lbs of protein or veggies in a zip-top bag or glass container. Seal and toss to coat.
- Marinate in the fridge: 2 hours min, 8 hours max. Flip halfway if you remember. Confidence is the best ingredient.
- Remove from fridge 30 minutes before cooking. Pat protein dry before grilling, roasting, or pan-searing for max caramelization—crispy, not soggy, you got me?
- Discard used marinade. Cook as desired.
- DUNZO!
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A little more about this recipe
Timing
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes (marinade only)
- Total Time: 10 minutes (plus marinating time)
Yield & storage
Original yield
Storage
Store unused marinade (not touched by raw protein) in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
From Tony’s kitchen
Spice up your grill game with this bold, aromatic marinade, Jersey style with North African swagger. Perfect for chicken, beef, veggies—whatever’s lookin’ lonely in your fridge. Forget takeout—your kitchen's got this.
Ingredient notes
Ingredients & allergen check
Major-allergen signals: None recognized automatically.
- Olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- fresh lemon juice
- honey
- garlic
- smoked paprika
- ground cumin
- ground coriander
- ground cinnamon
- cayenne pepper (or more, if you want a little slap!)
- Salted Perfection South Beach Select Blend
- freshly ground black pepper
- fresh cilantro (optional, but c’mon—herbs = flavor)
- Zest of 1 lemon
South Beach blend: Sea salt, Organic coconut sugar, Lemon, Black pepper, Citric acid, and Spices
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