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Grilled vegetable skewers with pistachio pesto yogurt

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Grilled vegetable skewers with pistachio pesto yogurt

Name: Grilled vegetable skewers with pistachio pesto yogurt
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves finely grated; 1 lemon juiced; ½ tsp sea salt flakes; ½ tsp pul biber chilli flakes; ½ tsp dried mint; ½ tsp dried oregano; 4 tbsp olive oil; 3 courgettes cut into 4cm chunks; 3 small red onions skinned, quartered and separated into layers; 12 chestnut mushrooms cleaned; 150g shelled pistachios toasted and cooled; zest of 1 lemon plus 1 tbsp of juice; 1 garlic clove finely grated; 10g mint leaves; 50ml olive oil; 250g full-fat greek yogurt; 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses

Rosie Birkett

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

plus marinating

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These simple grilled courgette, onion and mushroom kebabs make for barbecuing at its best. Serve with a quick pistachio yogurt, studded with ruby-red pomegranate seeds

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Recipe author, Rosie Birkett, says: "We’re deep into barbecue season and I couldn’t be happier about it. When the British weather plays ball, I love flinging open the back doors and extending our cooking zone out into the garden, where I’ve got a makeshift outdoor kitchen set up with gas and charcoal barbecues, and an upcycled marble washstand whose legs I had lengthened to make it the perfect height for prepping.

"Barbecuing doesn’t have to be too much of a faff, it’s actually one of the easiest ways to get maximum impact from ingredients with relatively simple preparation. I lean on brining and marinades for both meat and veg to up my grill game, because this simple technique can make all the difference.

"Keeping a bowl of marinated vegetables in the fridge, along with something really delicious to dip it in once it’s grilled, is a great way to make things easy.

"Here I’m sharing one of my most-used marinades for veg such as courgette and mushrooms, and a wonderful crushed pistachio-laced yogurt dip, which is inspired by the delights of Sicilian pistachio pesto. Both the marinade and the dip are workhorses and brilliantly versatile: they go beautifully with white fish, chicken and lamb, so feel free to mix things up. I serve this with some simple flatbreads on the side for wrapping and dipping."

Grilled courgette skewers recipe

Ingredients

Nutrition

3 garlic cloves

finely grated
1 lemon

juiced
½ tsp sea salt flakes
½ tsp pul biber chilli flakes
½ tsp dried mint
½ tsp dried oregano
4 tbsp olive oil
3 courgettes

cut into 4cm chunks
3 small red onions

skinned, quartered and separated into layers
12 chestnut mushrooms

cleaned

PISTACHIO YOGURT

150g shelled pistachios

toasted and cooled
zest of 1 lemon plus 1 tbsp of juice
1 garlic clove

finely grated
10g mint leaves
50ml olive oil
250g full-fat greek yogurt
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses

Nutrition: per serving

kcal387
fat31.7g
saturates0.5g
carbs12.8g
sugars8.9g
fibre4.8g
protein10.1g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

In a bowl combine the garlic for the skewers with the lemon juice, salt, spices and herbs, then whisk in the oil and toss in the veg to marinate for a few hours.
step 2

To make the yogurt dip, heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and roast the pistachios for 6-7 mins or until crisp and toasted. Blitz them in a food processor with a pinch of salt until you have a fine crumb. Add in the lemon zest and juice, garlic and mint, and blitz again until you have a coarse paste. Add the oil and whizz to a smooth paste – if it’s too thick, add 2-3 tbsp of water and whizz again.
step 3

In a big bowl, fold the yogurt with the molasses, season, then swirl in the pistachio paste to create gorgeous contrasts of cream and green.
step 4

Skewer the vegetables onto heatproof metal or soaked wooden skewers, and grill under the grill’s highest setting (or over the barbecue) for 8-10 mins. Serve with flatbreads, salad and the yogurt.

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Authors

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Rosie Birkett

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