Charmoula |  Coriander Parsley Dressing/Marinade

Charmoula ( شرمولة‎‎) is a North African Herbal Marinade, an all purpose dressing used a lot in Tunisia and Morocco. It is often used for seafood but works with meats as well as vegetables.  When you are looking for a different kind of marinade, something less Masala-ish and more Herby… it is a good choice. It is also great when you have lots of herbs, wanting to be used up 🙂 . We like this marinade with baked chicken wings and  grilled shrimp a lot!

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Ingredients:

• 150 gms coriander
• 100 gms parsley
• 5 cloves garlic
• 2 long red chillies
• 1 habanero, seeded
• ½ cup – olive oil
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• salt to taste

Method:

• Rinse the leaves , chillies and garlic in a colander thoroughly.
• Chop roughly and add this and all other ingredients to a blender.
• With the machine running, add just little bit of water, enough to get the contents running smoothly.
• Blend to a smooth dressing.
• Store in airtight jars and refrigerate up to a week.

For Charmoula Chicken Wings:

Ingredients:

• 500 gms chicken mid joint wings
• 4 generous Tbsp Charmoula marinade
• ¼ tsp salt or to taste ( marinade contains salt too)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil.

Method:

• Pat dry the wing mid joints. Add th marinade and salt.
• Marinate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 200 ºC/ 392ºF.
• Heat a grill pan and coat with a thin layer of olive oil.
• Grill the wing mid joints for 2 minutes per side, just to get a little charring / color.
• Transfer to baking dish and bake for 20 – 30 minutes (till chicken is golden).

Notes: 

• Try with Salmon, Lamb etc..

Key Ingredients: Coriander , Parsley, Red chilli, Olive oil, Lemon, Garlic, Salt.

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