I love to use this on chicken. I’ll marinade chicken in this and then when I go to cook the chicken, take the leftover marinade and cook it down with some grape tomatoes and top with mozzarella cheese and put that on top of the cooked chicken for a delicious caprese-style chicken. This makes a lot — feel free to add some oil and use the leftover marinade for a delicious balsamic dressing for salads!
As with all of my marinades, these are ratios that can be adjusted or saved for later. Ideally, marinate anywhere from 30min to overnight.
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried parsley
To make this into a dressing: Add olive oil and sugar to taste. I find adding 1/4tsp of sugar and a 1/4 cup of olive oil to the above works. If you are using leftover marinade to make a dressing, use less oil and sugar.
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