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Mojo sauce in a white bowl with grilled chicken on the side

Fast & Easy Mojo Sauce

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This fast and easy twist on a classic Cuban sauce is a great marinade or dipping sauce for fish, chicken or pork.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Cuban
Dish Type sauce
Diet and Health Healthy, low fat, vegan
Ingredient Garlic, orange, sour orange
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 18
Author Diane Brown

Ingredients

  • 1 orange* juice and zest
  • 1 lime juice only
  • 1 lemon juice only
  • 1 shallot finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
  • pinch cumin
  • pinch coriander
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl. Season with additoinal salt and pepper to taste. (See notes below for a variation with sour oranges.)
  • Use as a marinade or serve as a sauce for grilled chicken, fish, pork or steak. It makes about enough to marinate 6-8 servings of meat.

Notes

*If you are able to find sour oranges, use 3 sour oranges as a substitute for the (sweet) orange, lemon and lime. 

Nutrition

Serving: 6g | Calories: 18kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.2mg