Mojito Marinade

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » May 12, 2008 8:36 pm

The mojito, a Cuban cocktail, is made with rum, lime juice and fresh mint muddled with sugar at the bottom of a tall glass. We turned this refreshing idea into a brightly flavored marinade that works well with any light meat or seafood. Use on: shrimp, scallops, mahi-mahi, chicken, pork

Makes about 1 1/4 cups

2 shallots, peeled and trimmed
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
1/4 cup rum
1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest
1/2 cup lime juice
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon kosher salt

Place shallots, mint, rum, lime zest, lime juice, honey, oil and salt in a food processor. Pulse until the shallots are finely chopped. Pour the marinade into a shallow baking dish or 1-gallon sealable plastic bag for marinating 1 to 2 pounds (4 to 8 servings) of your chosen protein.

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » May 12, 2008 8:54 pm

Sounds yummy Billy Ray! Thanks for sharing!!!!!

East Texas Parrothead · Post by **East Texas Parrothead** » May 12, 2008 9:21 pm

As a Mojito lover, I can't wait to try this out ... thanks!

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » May 12, 2008 9:41 pm

I really like this on Scallops! Thanks for the kind words..

Carolinadreamin' · Post by **Carolinadreamin'** » May 13, 2008 9:27 am

Hmmmmm........mojito........got to buy mint.........

Fruitcake14 · Post by **Fruitcake14** » May 19, 2008 11:49 am

Tried the marinade this weekend for the NHPHC tailgate.....was a big hit!

Thanks for the recipe!!!

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » May 24, 2008 1:01 pm

Fruitcake14 wrote:Tried the marinade this weekend for the NHPHC tailgate.....was a big hit!

Thanks for the recipe!!!

THANK YOU!