Name: Basil Marinade
Yield: Makes About 1 Cup
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 large bunch fresh basil, stemmed; 1 teaspoon salt; ⅓ cup boiling water; ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice; ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Makes About
1 Cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

Here’s a colorful, fragrant, and intensely flavorful basil marinade that’s great for chicken and seafood. Set about a third of the marinade aside to use as a basting sauce. If using the marinade for chicken, allow two hours; marinate seafood for one hour.

Ingredients

⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
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Method

Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, boiling water, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender and process to a smooth paste. The marinade can be refrigerated, tightly covered, for at least 3 days.