Best Recipe for Build-Your-Own Shish Kabobs
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, stemmed
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 orange, zested, then juiced, remainder discarded
- 1 lemon, zested, then juiced, remainder discarded
- 1 lime, zested, then juiced, remainder discarded
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon leaves
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 bay leaf (fresh or dried)
- 2 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 pound (16 to 20 count) shrimp, shelled and deveined
- Bell peppers
- Onions
- Cherry tomatoes
- Mushrooms
- Italian squash
- Baby potatoes, boiled until cooked through
- Corn on the cob, husked and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for 1 hour to retard charring.
- Whisk together all of the Dijon-rosemary steak ingredients (except the steak) in a bowl. Toss the steak in the mixture until evenly coated. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Whisk together all of the citrus-tarragon chicken ingredients (except the chicken) in a bowl. Toss the chicken in the mixture until evenly coated. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Whisk together all of the lemon garlic shrimp ingredients (except the shrimp) in a bowl. Toss the shrimp in the mixture until evenly coated. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Cut vegetables into bite-size pieces.
- Puree balsamic basting vinaigrette ingredients in a blender for 30 seconds.
- Place meats, shrimp, and veggies in individual bowls and set out buffet style. Instruct your guests to skewer their own kabobs and baste veggies with balsamic vinaigrette.
- Grill kabobs directly over heat source for about 10 to 15 minutes, turning 1/4 rotation every 2 to 3 minutes, or until the meat and/or fish is cooked throughout.
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