Harissa Chicken Kabobs
These Harissa Grilled Chicken Kabobs with an herbed garlic yogurt and a sweet & crunchy cucumber salad on naan pseudo sandwiches will truly be your new summer staple. They are smokey, sweet, crunchy, refreshing, etc. They’re everything you could want folded inside some naan, and more!
Recipes
Garlic Confit
1 & 1/2 heads of garlic
1 cup or so of olive oil- enough to cover the garlic cloves
Add olive oil to small sauce pan and heat on medium. Once oil is hot, add garlic cloves and reduce to low and cook for about an hour. Set aside
Harissa Chicken
3.5 oz harissa paste
1 tablespoon gently crushed coriander seeds
3 large cloves garlic, grated
1 tablespoon ginger, grated
1 & 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon cumin
3 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
Step 1
Add all ingredients except for chicken in a medium bowl and mix
Step 2
In a large bowl, add chicken and marinade and toss thoroughly. Chill for 2 hours or longer- overnight is ideal.
Cucumber Salad
6 Persian cucumbers, halved and sliced
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
Step 1
Add apple cider vinegar, water, and sugar to a medium bowl and mix to combine until sugar is dissolved.
Step 2
Add cucumbers and red onion to bowl and toss. Refrigerate for 30 minutes and then drain- serve immediately!
Garlic Herbed Yogurt
1 1/2 cups plain greek yogurt
3 tablespoons chopped dill
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
as many garlic confit cloves as you’d like (since they are cooked, they are milder)
Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix. Set aside
When chicken is ready to be grilled, skewer all pieces of chicken and grill on medium high for about 6 minutes, flip and another 6 minutes. Cook until internal temperature reaches 170°F
Warm a piece of naan- I like to dampen paper towels and wrap the naan and stick in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
Spread a decent amount of garlic yogurt on naan, add a chicken skewer, and then top with cucumber salad.
