Kebab Recipe: Lemon Balm Crab And Pepper

Lemon balm crab and pepper kebab recipe is tasty crab and sweet pepper chunks marinated in a lemon balm vinaigrette. Try this free recipe for a great evening meal with rice and a salad.

This healthy, fast and easy to make vegetable and meat skewer kebab grill recipe makes a picnic or barbecue lunch, party favorite or dinner. This recipe serves 4.

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz. crabmeat, cut into 3 inch x 1 inch strips

8 oz. sweet red peppers, deseeded and cut into 1 x 1 inch cubes

1 onion, coarsely chopped

½ cup sunflower oil

1 cup white wine

1 cup apple juice

½ cup lemon balm,chopped

toothpicks to secure kebabs

a spinach salad to serve

soft crusty rolls to serve

METHOD:

Combine onion, oil, white wine, apple juice and lemon balm. Add crab and sweet pepper pieces and coat thoroughly. Cover and chill for 5 hours.

Preheat grill to hot. Remove crab and peppers and drain well. Wrap crab around peppers and secure with a toothpick.



Using metal skewers, pierce centers of each piece until full. Balance skewers on a grill pan and cook for 5 minutes each side, or until juices run clean. Serve hot with a spinach salad and soft crusty rolls.

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