Greek-Style Chicken Kebab

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The weather is picking up, which means BBQ's and just eating al fresco in general and the dish and recipe I'm going to share with you today is perfect for eating al fresco, or even when you fancy a takeaway, but don't have the funds or are on a diet.

This recipe comes from Kayla Itsines' The Bikini Body 28 Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide.

Let's get cooking!

Ingredients:

300g chicken breast fillet, cut into 4cm cubes

3 large handful of lettuce leaves

2 medium tomatoes, sliced

1/2 small red onion, sliced

1 1/2 medium cucumber, halved lengthways & thinly sliced

200g tzatziki

Dressing:

juice of 1/2 a lemon

1 1/2 tsp olive oil

1/4 tsp chopped oregano

Marinade:

1/2 garlic clove, crushed

1 tsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp chopped rosemary

1/2 tsp chopped oregano

Sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste

To make the marinade, whisk the garlic, lemon juice, rosemary, oregano, salt & pepper together in a small bow.

Place the chicken in the dish and turn to coat. Ensure that all the chicken is coated, cover with cling film, and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to marinate.

Meanwhile, soak 4 wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes. This will help stop the skewers from burning when cooking the kebabs.

Pre-heat a barbecue grill-plate or chargrill pan over a high heat.

Thread the chicken onto the skewers and grill for 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, turning frequently.

To make the dressing, whisk the lemon juice, oil and oregano together in a small bowl or jug.

Place the lettuce, tomato, onion and cucumber in a large bowl, and drizzle over the dressing and toss gently to combine.

To serve, simply place the kebabs and salad onto serving plates and serve with the tzatziki on the side,

This was really east to cook and full of flavour, the salad and tzatziki worked really well with the chicken.

This recipe serves 2 and it had the perfect amount, for both myself and Skye, I'd happily have this again.

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Doner Kebab

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We're getting into the months of constant eating and drinking, which is obviously acceptable because it's Christmas, but we obviously know that because of that when January comes around, it's the time of healthy eating, so I thought I'd share a Pinch of Nom recipe with you which mean you can have your indulgent Doner Kebab, while still eating healthy.

Let's get cooking!

Ingredients:

Low-calorie cooking spray

500g 5%-fat minced beef

1/2 tsp onion granules

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp garlic granules

1/4 tsp smoked sweet paprika

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried mixed herbs

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp salt

pinch of freshly ground pepper

To Serve:

Brown pitta bread

Green salad

Low-fat natural yoghurt mixed with mint sauce

This can be cooked 3 different ways, but the method I will be sharing with you is the Oven Method.

Start off by pre-heating your oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas Mark 4.

Next spray a 900g non-stick loaf tin with a little low-calorie cooking spray.

Place the minced beef, onion granules, ground cumin, garlic granules, smoked sweet paprika, ground coriander, dried oregano, mixed herbs, cayenne pepper and the salt and pepper into a blender, food processor or bowl and blitz the mixture until fairly smooth. I put all my ingredients into a bowl and used an hand-held blender.

Remove the mixture and place it into the loaf tin, pressing it down into the corners firmly.

Cover the tin with foil and cook in the oven for 1 hour 20 minutes, then remove the foil and continue to cook for a further 10 minutes.

Once removed from the oven, leave to rest for 10-15 minutes, then remove from the tin, and slice thinly.

Once sliced, you're ready to serve, I had mine with pitta bread, salad and some yoghurt.

I really enjoyed this, it was full of flavour and was a nice fakeaway treat, the beef and the dip together were really nice. Along with the salad, I thought this dish was really refreshing and will happily make it again in the new year, to get back into healthy eating again.

It was really easy and simple to make, so definitely a dish that's easy for anyone who is a novice in the kitchen.

If you're interested in any of Pinch of Nom's recipe's then you can buy the recipe books in all major supermarkets as well as online retailers Waterstones and Amazon.

See you soon!

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再见

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