People want to minimize cooking time in the summer, and kabobs are a great solution! You can make ahead and then grill, fry, or even bake. Great for summer get togethers, with lots of colorful veggies and fruit!
Tip: skewer your meat on its own skewer, and your vegetables/fruit on their own to
avoid overcooking one and undercooking the other. The vegetables will take about 3
times longer to cook than the protein.
Prep time 30 minutes
Marinate time: at least 30 minutes
Cook time: 15-30 minutes
1. Mix marinade and pour into glass dish. Add cubed meat and toss to coat. Cover and
place in refrigerator to marinate 30 minutes to 4 hours.
2. If using wooden skewers, soak them in warm water for at least 20 minutes.
3. Cut vegetables into same size pieces, leave mushrooms whole. Put zucchini, red
pepper, mushrooms in a glass bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle on salt and
pepper and toss to coat. Add pineapple and onions last, and gently toss to coat to
help keep the onions intact. Alternate the vegetables and fruit on a skewer (or you
may want to put the mix in a grill basket) leaving some space between them so they
cook evenly. Keep the oil mixture as a baste.
4. Preheat grill or griddle or frying pan on low heat, then turn to medium*. Spray griddle
or pan with coconut oil and start cooking the vegetables. Skewer the meat so they
just touch and don’t overcrowd. Let rest on a plate until the excess marinade run off.
5. Add the meat to cook. When the vegetables are starting to caramelize, use tongs to
turn over and drizzle some of the leftover seasoned olive oil. If there isn’t enough,
drizzle some meat marinade.
6. Turn the meat over halfway through the cooking process, after 5-7 minutes for the
shrimp, 6-8 minutes for the meat. You may want to turn the vegetable skewers again.
You may also need to separate onion layers if they are not cooking evenly. Remove
them when they are done.
7. When the chicken is at 165 degrees and/or the steak is at desired doneness, remove
from heat and let rest for 5 minutes.
*If wanting to use an oven, line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat to 425 degrees and add vegetable skewers. Skewer the shrimp and/or meat and add to the baking sheet, cooking about 15 minutes for shrimp and 20-30 minutes until meat is done. Turn over halfway through the cooking time.
Have Sliced watermelon for an appetizer. Serve on a bed of cilantro lime rice, with a
cucumber salad and a Caesar salad as sides, and your favorite dessert!
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord
your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12
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