Dish 8: Mediterranean Chicken Skewers with Coriander Yoghurt

The dish

I was in the mood for something easy and light. Something that didn't take a lot of prepping, but was still a warm meal, since I'm saving the salad recipes for Spring and Summer.

Consequently, I chose chicken skewers. Because who doesn't like chicken skewers?! I can tell you, the Dutch love it. We love barbecuing. You know why? We don't get to do it all that much, so when we get the chance, we take it. So chicken skewers it was, even if I had to make do with a grill pan rather than a barbecue.

The preparation

You get the ingredients; you chop them up. Then you mix them all together with some herbs, garlic and olive oil, and let them marinate overnight (or throughout the day, as I did).

You also you dunk your wooden bamboo skewers in water and let them soak.

When the time has come, approximately 3 hours before you are hungry), you start preparing the skewers. I love that in the recipe Andy is so very specific. First chicken, then capsicum, then zucchini, then onion. Repeat. Until you have two of each kind of vegetable. TWO. NO MORE. I don't know, I didn't try it out, maybe the skewers self-destruct if you don't stick to this way (pun a little intended)?

Eventually, you end up with a pile that looks like this:

If I didn't know that raw chicken was bad for you, I'd eat it like it was, that's how good this pile looked. And see? Chicken, capsicum, zucchini, onion. Repeat. ;)

I put my grill pan on the stove with a little bit of oil, and while I was waiting for it to be hot enough, I prepared the coriander yoghurt. I am telling you, I need a herb garden and a lemon tree, because I don't think that there's been a recipe yet that didn't involve thyme, coriander, lemon and/or lime. 

This stuff is gorgeous, and it is a lovely addition to these chicken skewers.

The result

Because my grill only had enough room to grill 4 skewers at a time, it took me quite some time to have all skewers cooked through and through. Luckily, this dish is so tasty, you don't really need to eat it while it's hot. Cold will do just fine.

Do make sure to add some lemon wedges when you dine. Sprinkle some lemon juice over the food and the add the coriander yoghurt. Delish, I tell you.

Next time

Due to the fact that I will only have time on Friday for the next meal, after returning from work at 5 p.m., I will most likely opt for a dessert, or perhaps those scones that have been eyeing me since the moment I got this book. After all, it's never too late at night for some dessert. Wink wink nud-- never mind. :)

What it is going to be is therefore going to be a huge surprise, so see you all at our (my) next elemental meal!

P.S. I'm still avoiding the creepy crawly dishes, aren't you proud?