mojo marinade recipe

Cuban Mojo Chicken

chicken leg quarters

orange juice

lime juice

garlic

cilantro

lime zest

cumin

oregano

salt

½ tsp black ground pepper

olive oil

onion (quartered)

avocado

pineapple (diced)

cherry tomatoes

black beans (rinsed & drained (optional))

rice

Preheat

Add in the food processor the orange juice, lime juice, garlic,  cilantro, lime zest, cumin, oregano, salt, and back ground pepper

Process

Process for 10 seconds. You don’t want the sauce to become too creamy

Combine

Add the olive oil and process for 5 seconds, just to combine ever so slightly

Add the chicken and chopped onion in a large bowl.

Marinate

Pour half of the mojo sauce over the chicken and onions. Cover with cling film, and marinate in the fridge for 3 hours

Save

Set aside the remaining half of the mojo sauce for later use

After chicken has marinated add chicken and onions on baking tray, together with the sauce it marinated in.

Bake

Chop

Meanwhile, chop up the pineapple, avocado and cherry tomatoes into small pieces and add them in a small bowl. Mix in the remaining half of Mojo sauce you saved earlier. Your salsa is ready!

Drizzle

Drizzle pineapple-avocado salsa over baked chicken, add steamed rice and beans to the side and enjoy!

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This marinated, baked, Cuban Mojo chicken is so juicy and so tender. It’s the ultimate summer recipe that everyone in your family will love! Every single bite will be a flavor bomb explosion in your mouth. Top it off with a delicious pineapple-avocado salsa, made from super fresh ingredients, that makes it the perfect side for this heavenly dish. Oh and the best part? It’s really easy to make it!

This Cuban Mojo Marinade will add a Latin flair to your grilled and baked meats. Citrusy and garlicky, this exotic and refreshing marinade whips up in 10 minutes or less.

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