Do you have a food frenemy? You know, like a food that you like some of the time but other times you totally hate them? Part friend, part enemy, all food. FOOD FRENEMY.

Enter Cilantro. Like, its totally necessary for things like salsa, but girl please don’t garnish my food with a big ass leaf of cilantro. Are you with me? You make the salsa, but then end up with half a bunch leftover and what the heck are you going to do that that?

(Spoiler alert: I'm about to tell you exactly what.)

Or are you team cilantro all the time? You want the cilantro in the salsa and the garnish. Whichever side of the line you sit on, I’m here to give you this Easy Breezy Cilantro Lime Marinade. We are all going to be BEST FRANDS.

Easy Cilantro Lime Marinade

Yep. Getting a nice two-for with this recipe. Everything blends up reaaaal easy peasy, then the marinade does all the work to get your steak, chicken, tofu, what have you bursting with flavor and awesomely tender.

Personally, I'd recommend throwing it on some flank steak and whipping up these Cilantro Lime Flank Steak Tacos. The sweet pineapple juice caramelizes just a touch and tacos, well, tacos are life aren't they?

You know what my favorite part is? This may not be the case for you, though I truly hope it is. Clean up is a breeze because that food processor and blade go right in the dang dishwasher.

Look at you, gettin' all the wins.

Marinade Basics

Cilantro Lime Marinade follows all my favorite basics:

Fresh - Fresh Cilantro
Tang - Garlic
Sweet - Pineapple Juice
Acid - Squeeze of Lime
Fat - Bit of Olive Oil
Optional Spice - Jalapeño

A little bit of everything but still so simple. If only everything in life was like Cilantro Lime Marinade, right?

Cheers to just one more easy, tasty thing in bank!

Did you make this recipe? Let me know how it went in the comments!

Cilantro Lime Marinade

Cilantro Lime Marinade is a simple, blended marinade of fresh herbs, bright acidity, and a touch of sweetness that will tenderize and add bold flavor at the same time.

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Course: Marinades

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cilantro marinade, easy chicken marinades, fresh herb marinades

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: quart

Calories: 645kcal

Author: Lauren

Ingredients

▢ ½ cup cilantro leaves
▢ 4 cloves garlic
▢ 6 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)
▢ 1 cup pineapple juice
▢ ¼ cup olive oil
▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
▢ optional: 1 jalapeño (seeds removed)

Instructions

Add all the ingredients to a food processor
Pulse 3 to 4 times to break up the cilantro leaves.
Blend until cilantro and garlic are finely minced, about 1 minute.
Pour over protein of choice and marinate for 4 to 24 hours.

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