Healthy Marinade Recipes

Try this rosemary and white wine marinade with lamb, pork or chicken.

A delicious marinade of cilantro, orange juice and jerk seasoning provides incredible flavor to the sirloin steak in this beef skewer recipe. The kebabs are threaded with alternating pieces of onion, beef and orange wedges so there's a spicy-sweet kick in each bite.

Fragrant lemongrass and Thai lime leaves infuse your favorite fish or seafood with flavor. Serve with Chile-Lime Dip.

This simple classic marinade is perfect paired with dark or gamy meats. You can vary the flavor depending on what kind of red wine you choose. For a greater intensity, try using a full-bodied red, such as shiraz or zinfandel. For a more delicate flavor, use a lighter red, such as pinot noir or Burgundy. Use on: Chicken thighs, duck, beef, lamb

Here we combine traditional Indian spices like cumin, coriander, mustard and paprika with yogurt and lime for a tangy marinade. Marinate seafood in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to one hour, or chicken for as long as eight hours.

Barramundi is high in omega-3s and packed with protein. In this dish it's marinated in a citrus-soy mixture, skillet-seared and served with stir-fried baby bok choy, sweet pepper and sweet mango strips.

Lots of crushed black pepper and pungent Dijon mustard in this marinade adds loads of flavor to seafood, chicken or vegetables.

This Moroccan blend works well with chicken or tuna.

The yogurt marinade, with hints of lime and ginger, makes the salmon wonderfully succulent.

The cook time on this shrimp dinner is minimal, but don't skimp on the marinating time. Let the orange juice, orange zest and white balsamic vinegar work its magic--you won't be disappointed!

This lively blend works well with chicken, swordfish and tuna.

Pickapeppa sauce is a tart-sweet, slightly hot seasoning sauce from Jamaica. Along with fruit nectar and mint, the Pickapeppa sauce does a great job of flavoring the marinade for the steak in this dinner recipe.

Staples like orange-juice concentrate and Dijon mustard turn into a quick and flavorful marinade for omega-3-rich salmon. Make it a meal: Warm Green Bean Salad with Toasted Walnuts is a nice side dish for this tangy salmon.

Cumin, fresh mint, fruity chutney and tangy yogurt combine in a flavorful marinade perfect for chicken, lamb or pork.

Molasses adds a rich character to this tropical marinade. Try it with chicken, pork or shrimp.

Pork tenderloin is much tastier when marinated before it's cooked. In this recipe, the pork is cut into smaller pieces so it can soak up more of the orange-curry marinade.

A double-hit of orange comes from orange juice concentrate and fresh orange zest.

Add some zest to your chicken or pork with this classic lemon-pepper marinade.

This jerk paste recipe gets heat from a Scotch bonnet pepper, sweetness from a little brown sugar, acid from lime juice and cider vinegar and classic jerk flavors from three spices. Perfect for chicken, pork or shrimp, serve with rice or in tacos. For the best flavor, marinate meat (or shrimp) for about 1 hour before cooking.

This Greek-inspired marinade works best on tuna, shrimp, chicken and vegetables.