Shish Kabob with Yogurt Sauce and Lemon-Olive Couscous
Shish Kabob with Yogurt Sauce and Lemon-Olive Couscous might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 4 servings with 973 calories, 59g of protein, and 37g of fat each. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 2 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up leg of lamb, grill seasoning, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 18 minutes.
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Special equipment: metal skewers
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Metal Skewers
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Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high or broiler with oven rack set on second level from the top of oven.
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Grill
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Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, just eyeball the amount, with spices and grill seasoning in a shallow bowl or dish.
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Grill Seasoning
Olive Oil
Spices
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Add lamb to seasonings and coat evenly in the mixture. Skewer the meat on metal skewers and let sit for 10 minutes. Cook on a hot grill or under the broiler for 7 to 8 minutes for medium-rare.
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Lamb
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Thread the onions and peppers onto skewers, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Salt And Pepper
Peppers
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Cooking Oil
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Skewers
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Place on grill or under the broiler for 12 to 15 minutes or until tender.
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Combine yogurt with garlic, mint and parsley.
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In a sauce pot toast pine nuts over medium heat, remove and reserve.
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Add butter, zest of lemon, and chicken stock to pot and bring to a boil. Stir couscous and olives, cover the pot and remove from heat.
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Lemon
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Let the couscous stand 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork and toss in the pine nuts.
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Couscous
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Stir the lemon juice into yogurt to thin.
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Lemon Juice
Yogurt
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Serve meat and vegetables with dipping sauce, couscous and toasted pita alongside.