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Ingredients
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Grated lemon rind
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1-2 garlic gloves, crushed
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Saffron (optional)
Summer Marinade
Marinating with lemon & olive oil decreases Heterocyclic Amines (HCAs), chemicals produced by the grilling of meat that may be harmful to human health.
Submitted by:
Nicole Meadow, MPN, RD Nicole Meadow is a Registered Dietitian. Her private practice, NutritionWise, specializes in infants, children and young adults who have a variety of nutritional concerns such as overweight/obesity, failure to thrive, food allergies, celiac disease, selective eating, and eating disorders.
Make It:
Mix all of the ingredients together. Use marinade on chicken, fish, tofu, or whatever you dream up!
Clean It:
Other ways to decrease HCAs is to grill veggies instead of meat, avoid burning/charring meat, or to opt for beef or fish on the grill (chicken has been shown to produce 2-7 times the amount of HCAs).
Green It:
Try this marinade on organic mushrooms, pineapple, zucchini, and onions to lower your carbon footprint.
Make It Fun:
Kids can help turn the pepper, stir the ingredients, and squeeze the lemon!
Food Image Courtesy Of indichick / CC BY-ND
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