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BBQ skewers with lemon herb chicken marinade

By Bunnings magazine /

BBQ skewers on a white platter with a wooden serving fork and spoon, lemon wedges and a bowl of tzatziki on the side,
Use your barbecue to add Mediterranean flavour to your Easter feast with this easy recipe for tangy BBQ skewers with lemon herb chicken marinade, served with traditional tzatziki.

Prep: 20 mins + 1 hr chilling

Cook: 12 mins

Makes 14; serves 4-6

Ingredients

1kg chicken breast fillets, trimmed, cut into 3cm dice

Lemon wedges and tzatziki, to serve

Lemon herb chicken marinade

¼ cup olive oil, plus extra for cooking

Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tsp chopped fresh oregano

2 tsp chopped thyme, plus extra to serve

1 tsp chopped dried mint leaves

1 tsp smoked paprika

2 garlic cloves, crushed

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Method

1. To make the lemon herb chicken marinade, combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and season.

Tip: This lemon herb chicken marinade is also suitable for lamb souvlaki, cutlets and butterflied leg or shoulder. 

2. Add chicken to lemon herb chicken marinade; stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Any longer and the juice will cook the chicken).

3. Soak 14 25cm flat wooden skewers in water for 10 minutes. Thread the cubed chicken onto the skewers.

4. Heat an oiled barbecue plate to medium. Cook the BBQ skewers for 10-12 minutes with the lid down, turning halfway and brushing with more oil, until cooked through. Transfer BBQ skewers to a serving platter, garnish with extra thyme and serve with lemon wedges and tzatziki.

Tip: Use a mesh grill mat on the barbecue plate to avoid the BBQ skewers sticking.

Keep in mind…

  • Follow manufacturer’s instructions for setting up and using your barbecue. Position it on a flat and clear, well-ventilated space outdoors and never leave a lit appliance unattended.
  • Before using a gas barbecue, check the gas hose – do not use if it is crushed, kinked or cracked – and also that your LPG cylinder is in date.
  • Check with your local fire service about using barbecues during restrictions such as fire bans.
  • Keep children and pets away from barbecue and gas cylinders, and put matches and lighters out of children’s reach.

Looking for more smoker recipes?

Check out these Tex Mex skewers with smoky marinade.



Photo credit: Brigid Arnott.

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