Vegetable Kabobs, Fajitas, Beef and Lamb Kabobs

GRILL RECIPE SUGGESTIONS

Preheat grill. Combine cheese, condensed soup, milk, BBQ sauce, oregano, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Stir in potatoes until well coated. Turn into well buttered1-1/2 quart rectangular baking dish. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake covered 25 minutes on medium with the lid of your BBQ grill closed. Remove foil and continue baking 15 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

VEGETABLE KABOBS

3 medium-sized zucchini

12 cherry tomatoes

12 fresh mushrooms Grated Parmesan cheese

Parboil whole zucchini 5 minutes on your side burner or until just tender. Drain and cut into ½ inch slices. Thread zucchini, tomatoes and mushrooms alternately on each of six skewers. Brush with marinade made of Italian dressing, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and thyme. Grill 5 to 7 minutes turning and basting occasionally. Sprinkle liberally with Parmesan cheese.

FAJITAS

1-1/2 lb. flank steak or boned chicken breasts

2 tbs. oil

½cup limejuice

½tsp. salt

½tsp. celery salt ¼ tsp. garlic powder

½tsp. pepper

¼tsp. oregano

¼tsp. cumin Flour tortillas Lemon

Pound flank steak to ¼ inch thickness or flatten chicken breasts. Mix oil, lime juice and seasonings in a zip lock bag. Add meat and shake bag to coat the meat. Refrigerate overnight or at least 6 to 8 hours. Wrap tortillas in foil. Remove meat from marinade. Cook on a pre-heated gas grill for 5 to 8 minutes on each side. While meat is cooking, heat tortillas on grill. Slice meat across grain in thin slices. Place on hot platter. Squeeze lemon juice over the meat. Wrap meat and any of the following toppings in tortillas: chopped tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream, taco sauce.

BEEF AND LAMB KABOBS

Serves 4

½lb. boneless sirloin or beef cut into 1” cubes

½lb. boneless loin of lamb cut into 1” cubes

2/3 c. water, divided

¼c. chopped onion 2 tbs. soy sauce

¼c. vegetable oil, divided 1 tbs. dark brown sugar 1 tbs. fresh lemon juice 2 cloves garlic, minced

¼tsp. ground cumin

¼tsp. ground coriander

¼tsp. ground turmeric 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper 1/8 tsp. ground ginger

1 red pepper cut into chunks

1 large banana, cut into chunks

8 small mushrooms

1/3 c. smooth peanut butter

In a blender, process 1/3 c. water, onion, soy sauce, 2 tsp. oil and the next 8 ingredients until smooth. Pour over meat cubes and marinate about 4 hours, turning occasionally. Drain and reserve marinade. Onto to four 12” skewers, alternately thread meat, pepper, banana and mushrooms. Preheat grill. Brush the kabobs with oil. Grill 7-8 minutes each side.

Bring marinade to boil on the side burner in a saucepan. Add remaining 1/3 c. water and peanut butter. Stir to blend. Heat through. If sauce gets too thick, add 1 tbs. water. Serve sauce with kabobs.

EGGPLANT CAVIAR

1 large eggplant

2 tbs. olive oil

2 tbs. wine vinegar

2 tbs. finely chopped onion ½ clove garlic, minced

1 medium tomato, chopped salt and pepper

Roast eggplant on gas grill over medium flame, turning occasionally until thoroughly cooked. This may take 30 minutes. Remove from grill and cool for handling. Strip off the skin and chop eggplant finely. Add all the seasonings. Chill thoroughly and serve on toast.