{"id":5177,"date":"2020-03-18T13:04:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/?p=5177"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:39:41","slug":"grilled-chicken-skewers-with-hummus-yoghurt-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/grilled-chicken-skewers-with-hummus-yoghurt-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Grilled chicken skewers with hummus-yoghurt sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><label>Serves: 4<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Prep time: 20 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 20 minutes<\/p>\n<section class=\"articles__section--ingredients\">\n<header><strong><span class=\"firstWord\">Ingredients<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>baby gem lettuce leaves, for serving<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"recipe-sub-category\">For the grilled chicken skewers:<\/span><\/li>\n<li>400 g free-range mini chicken fillets<\/li>\n<li>olive oil, for rubbing<\/li>\n<li>sea salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"recipe-sub-category\">For the bulgur-wheat pilau:<\/span><\/li>\n<li>200 g bulgur wheat<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 T olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 clove garlic, crushed<\/li>\n<li>1 t cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 t salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup organic chicken stock<\/li>\n<li>freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"recipe-sub-category\">For the hummus-yoghurt sauce, mix together:<\/span><\/li>\n<li>200 g hummus<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup Greek yoghurt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"articles__section\">\n<header><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<p><strong>To make the grilled chicken skewers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soak 8 thin wooden skewers in water. Moisten the chicken with olive oil and season to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Thread the chicken fillets onto the skewers and grill over hot coals, turning around to cook all sides, until starting to catch but still moist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To make the bulgur-wheat pilau:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soak the bulgur wheat a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes to soften.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, fry the onion in the olive oil until translucent, then stir in the garlic and cumin.<\/li>\n<li>Add the soaked bulgur and salt, then pour in the stock and bring to a bubble.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the heat and cover. Simmer gently for 15 minutes, or until the stock has been absorbed.<\/li>\n<li>Add a few twists of black pepper and stir in the chopped parsley. Fluff up with a fork and serve warm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To serve:<\/strong>\u00a0Arrange the grilled chicken skewers on a platter, alongside a bowl of the sauce, with lettuce leaves and lemon wedges at the ready. Serve the bulgur-wheat pilau on the side.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leftovers?\u00a0Toss together a salad of chicken and pilau, adding canned chickpeas for further dimension in flavour. Thin down any leftover sauce with more yoghurt and lemon juice to use as a dressing. Serve on lettuce leaves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*Recipe by <a href=\"https:\/\/taste.co.za\/author\/phillippa-cheifitz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phillippa Cheifitz<\/a>, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/taste.co.za\/recipes\/grilled-chicken-skewers-with-hummus-yoghurt-sauce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woolworths Taste<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serves: 4 Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients baby gem lettuce leaves, for serving For the grilled chicken skewers: 400 g free-range mini chicken fillets olive oil, for rubbing sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the bulgur-wheat pilau: 200 g bulgur wheat 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 T olive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":5178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2006],"tags":[270,88,161,1978,1980,1979],"class_list":{"0":"post-5177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food-wine","8":"tag-chicken","9":"tag-dinner","10":"tag-food","11":"tag-grilled-chicken-skewers-with-hummus-yoghurt-sauce","12":"tag-kebabs","13":"tag-yogurt"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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