Fresh Orange-Lime Mojo Dipping Sauce for Takeout Chicken

  1 to 2 large cloves garlic, minced

  Juice of a large lime

  1 cup orange juice

  1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt

  Freshly ground black pepper to taste

  1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

  6 sprigs parsley (flat-leaf preferred) or 5 large basil leaves, chopped

  1/2 cup good-tasting extra-virgin olive oil

  

  Put the garlic in a medium bowl. Squeeze lime juice over it and let stand 15 minutes while you pull the rest of the meal together. Whisk in the remaining ingredients. Taste for seasoning and set out in small bowls for dipping in forkfuls of roast chicken.

  Makes about 2 cups, and doubles easily. Holds 4 days in the refrigerator. Serves 4.

  Per serving: 272 calories; 27 g fat (4 g saturated fat; 89 percent calories from fat); 8 g carbohydrates; 0 mg cholesterol; 194 mg sodium; 0.6 g protein; 0.3 g fiber.