Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip
Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers with Satay Dip is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 19g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 252 calories. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up chicken breasts, thyme leaves, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event.
Instructions
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Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme.
Pour over the chicken breasts in a nonreactive bowl. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight.
Heat a charcoal grill. Grill the chicken breasts for 10 minutes on each side, until just cooked through. Cool slightly and cut diagonally in 1/2-inch-thick slices. Skewer with wooden sticks and serve with Satay Dip.
1 tablespoon good olive oil
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
2/3 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves)
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons good red wine vinegar
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
Cook the olive oil, sesame oil, red onion, garlic, ginger root, and red pepper flakes in a small, heavy-bottomed pot on medium heat until the onion is transparent, 10 to 15 minutes.
Whisk in the vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, peanut butter, ketchup, sherry, and lime juice; cook for 1 more minute. Cool and use as a dip for Grilled Lemon Chicken skewers.