Fish/Chicken/Veggie Marinade

Recently, I made up the following recipe based on ingredients I had on hand. It worked well with shrimp, chicken, and summer veggies. And since there isn't all that much EVOO, you can use this on foods you're planning to grill. (NOTE for future: EVOO has a low flash point so you can't go overboard in any recipe if preparing for grilling items.)


Ingredients

1 bunch basil*
1 bunch thyme*
2-3 T garlic, minced*
2 lg lemons*
2-3 T EVOO
ground pepper
salt

*fresh herbs a must here
bottled garlic okay--if use fresh, cut back if you're not a big garlic fan
I used lemon thyme
lemons should be room temp

Directions

1. Remove basil from stem & chop. (Group and stack similar-sized leaves. Roll. Chop. Simple, right?) Add to lg ziptop bag.
2. Remove thyme from stem. (Hold end of stem and gently run two fingers down stem in opposite direction of leaf growth. Zips leaves off lickety-split.) Add to bag.
3. Mince garlic. Add to bag.
4. Roll lemon on cutting board to loosen juices. Cut in half. Squeeze in bag.
5. Add EVOO.
6. Add salt & pepper to taste.
7. Marinade item of choice for at least 15 min. on kitchen counter. (Naturally, the longer it marinades, the more flavor it absorbs.)