Herbed Lamb, Tomato, and Zucchini Kebabs

Name: Herbed Lamb, Tomato, and Zucchini Kebabs
Prep time: 7 h
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons black pepper; 24 larges cherry tomatoes (3/4 lb total); 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 59 milliliters finely chopped fresh thyme leaves; 1 large garlic clove; 907 grams trimmed boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 237 milliliters olive oil; 2 teaspoons salt; 3 mediums zucchini (1 1/2 lb total)

Herbed Lamb, Tomato, and Zucchini Kebabs might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 32g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 284 calories. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have thyme leaves, zucchini, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt using a large heavy knife.

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Garlic

Ground Meat

Salt

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Knife

Whisk together garlic paste, lemon juice, and pepper in a large bowl, then whisk in oil, thyme, and rosemary until combined well. Put lamb in a large sealable bag, then add 3/4 cup herb marinade and seal bag, pressing out excess air. Marinate lamb, chilled, at least 6 hours or up to

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Garlic Paste

Lemon Juice

Marinade

Rosemary

Pepper

Thyme

Lamb

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Bowl

Reserve remaining marinade, covered and chilled.

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Marinade

About an hour before grilling, halve zucchini lengthwise, then cut diagonally crosswise, alternating direction with each cut, to create triangle shapes. Put zucchini in another large sealable bag, then pour reserved marinade over zucchini and seal bag, pressing out excess air. Marinate zucchini at room temperature 1 hour. (Marinating zucchini any longer will result in a mushy texture.)

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Marinade

Zucchini

Prepare grill for cooking over direct heat with medium-hot charcoal (moderately high heat for gas); see Grilling Procedure

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Grill

While grill is heating, drain lamb, discarding marinade, then thread cubes 1/4 inch apart onto 8 skewers.

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Marinade

Lamb

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Skewers

Grill

Transfer zucchini to a bowl, reserving marinade, and thread zucchini onto 4 skewers (without lamb). Thread tomatoes onto remaining 4 skewers.

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Marinade

Tomato

Zucchini

Lamb

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Skewers

Bowl

Lightly oil grill rack and grill kebabs (covered only if using gas grill), turning occasionally, until tomatoes are softened but not falling apart, 2 to 3 minutes; zucchini is tender, 4 to 6 minutes; and lamb is medium-rare, about 6 minutes.

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Tomato

Zucchini

Lamb

Cooking Oil

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Grill

Serve kebabs drizzled with reserved marinade (from zucchini).

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Marinade

Zucchini

If you can't grill outdoors, kebabs can be cooked in batches on a lightly oiled well-seasoned large (2-burner) ridged grill pan over moderately high heat. Grill vegetables first, cooking until tomatoes are softened but not falling apart, 6 to 8 minutes, and zucchini is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

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