ZUCCHINI HALLOUMI SKEWERS
ZUCCHINI HALLOUMI SKEWERS
Ingredients
- 12 bamboo skewers
- 4 medium zucchini, trimmed and halved lengthwise
- 2 pkg (250 g each) Halloumi cheese
Directions
- Soak skewers in hot water for 30 minutes. Preheat natural gas barbecue on high heat for 10 – 15 minutes.
- Cut zucchini halves lengthwise into ⅛ inch thick slices.
- Cut cheese into twenty-four cubes, about 1x1x1½ inch each.
- To assemble skewers, alternate 1 cube of cheese with 3 slices of zucchini. To add zucchini, bend slices into an “S” and slide onto skewer. Continue alternating cheese cubes and zucchini ribbons until you have 3 cheese cubes with 2 sets of zucchini ribbons between them on each skewer.
- Grill skewers over high heat until grill-marked, about 5 – 7 minutes per side. Remove from heat.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 157 calories, 9.6 g fat, 18.1 g protein, 4.8 g carbohydrate, 1.1. g fibre, 422 mg sodium
LEMON PARSLEY DRESSING
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano, crumbled
- 2 tsp grated lemon peel
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp liquid honey
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
Yield: Makes 8.
Directions
- To make Lemon Parsley Dressing, combine remaining ingredients in a blender. Purée until smooth. Drizzle skewers with dressing.
Nutritional analysis per 1 tbsp serving of dressing:
59 calories, 6 g fat, 0.2 g protein, 1.5 g carbohydrate, 0.4 g fibre, 101 mg sodium