Lower-Sodium Homemade Jerk Marinade

Ingredients

• 4 scallion roughly chopped
• 4 clove garlic
• 1 each Scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
• 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 2 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 0.5 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp nutmeg
• 0.25 tsp ground cloves
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 tbsp apple-cider vinegar or white vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp Brown Sugar or Honey
• 0.5 tsp table salt to start
• 1 tsp smoked paprika