Piri-Piri Spice Blend

Tonight we had a delicious meal from Marley Spoon. It was a simple grill of peaches, fresh corn kernels and zucchini mixed with vinegar, oil, tarragon, and blue cheese crumbles. It was served with grilled chicken and a simple aioli sauce of mayonnaise, olive oil, chopped tarragon, and a bit of water. The grilled chicken was coated with Piri-Piri spice blend before grilling.

I looked up Piri-Piri (Portuguese and South African) and made up about a cup using the following spices. (I used a spice blender to mix the oregano and parsley flakes in.) The recipe for two breasts calls for 1/4 ounce of Piri-Piri.

2 T. each of sugar, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, ground coriander

1 T. each salt, dried oregano, and dried parsley.

2 tsp. each of ground ginger and cardamom

1 tsp. each of smoked paprika and cayenne pepper

Place in an airtight jar.

Note! You can use more cayenne if you'd like. If you use very red paprika and cayenne, your blend will be nice and colorful!