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Middle Eastern Grilled Chicken Kebabs
Ingredients
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces 16 cherry tomatoes 8 (6-inch) skewers
Marinade:
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pita Bread:
4 pieces pita bread
2 tablespoons extra-Virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salad:
1 large tomato, chopped
1 medium cucumber (peeled if waxed), chopped
1/2 small red onion, diced
2 teaspoons fresh, chopped parsley
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Kalamata olives to garnish
Fresh mint sprigs to garnish
Method
1. Whisk together the marinade ingredients in medium bowl. Addchicken pieces, mixing until well coated with marinade. Coverand refrigerate for 1 hour. While the chicken marinates - make the salad, prepare the pita bread for grilling and then preparecoals for the grill.
2. To make salad, toss all salad ingredients together in a mediumbowl. Cover and set aside to let the flavors blend.
3. To prepare the pita, stir together the olive oil and garlic in asmall bowl or cup. Brush the pita bread with mixture on both
sides and set aside until you are ready to grill.
4. Thread the chicken pieces and cherry tomatoes onto theskewers; two tomatoes per skewer and several pieces of chicken.Grill until it is well charred and very firm to the touch, about 8minutes over hot coals. Just before the chicken is done (or rightafterwards if the grill is full), set the pita bread on the grill andtoast both sides until lightly browned.
5. To serve, cut the pita bread into triangles and arrange on each of4 plates. Spoon salad onto each plate and set the kebabs on topof the salad. Garnish with olives and fresh mint sprigs.
Makes 4 servings
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