Chicken Skewers with Spicy Cucumber Relish

Chicken Skewers with Spicy Cucumber Relish

Chicken Skewers with Spicy Cucumber Relish

This recipe, Chicken Skewers with Spicy Cucumber Relish, came from a recipe book that Stop & Shop supermarket handed out.  You can serve these skewers as a main course or as an appetizer for a crowd.  The Thai Chili sauce adds wonderful flavor: sweet, savory and with just a tiny bit of spicy.

 

Chicken Skewers with Spicy Cucumber Relish Recipe

 

Chicken Skewers with Spicy Cucumber Relish

1 red Pepper

1 lime

3 Tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

3 Tbsp. sesame oil

¼ tsp. salt

1 ½ lb. chicken breast, cut into cubes

12 skewers

½ cucumber

½ oz. chives

2 Tbsp. cider vinegar

4 Tbsp. sweet chili sauce

 

Remove the stem and halve the pepper lengthwise, remove seeds and cut into small pieces.

Zest the lime; and put aside.  Then juice the lime; combine the lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil and ¼ teaspoon salt in a shallow dish.

Thread the chicken cubes on skewers and place in the lime juice marinade.  Cover and let marinate for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator, turning once halfway through.

Grate the cucumber and to let drain in a sieve.  Press the cucumber down with a spoon to let as much of the moisture out.  Chop the chives and mix the lime zest, vinegar, chili sauce and cucumber.  Season with the rest of the salt and pepper.  Heat the grill; and grill the chicken skewers for 10 minutes until cooked through.          6 servings

Serve with Thai cucumber dip.

 

(Recipe for Chicken Skewers with Spicy Cucumber Relish, Stop & Shop recipe book, 2015)

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Minty Lime Freeze

Minty Lime Freeze

Minty Lime Freeze

I was looking through Jell-O & Cool Whip Summer Desserts and I came across Minty Lime Freeze.  If you don’t like lime JellO…you can use lemon, strawberry, orange or any flavor you like.  It’s something you should try before summer is over.

 

Minty Lime Freeze Recipe

Minty Lime Freeze

1 pkg. (oz.) Philadelphia Neufchatel Cheese, softened

½ cup sugar, divided

1 pkg. (3 oz.) Jell-O Lime Flavor Gelatin

1 Tbsp. lime zest

¼ cup fresh lime juice

1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping, thawed

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint

1 ½ cups finely crushed pretzels

6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

Line a 9 inch round pan with plastic wrap, with ends extending over side of pan.  Beat Neufchatel and ¼ cup sugar with mixer until blended.  Add dry gelatin mix, zest and juice; mix well.

Whisk in cool whip and mint; pour into prepared pan.  Mix pretzel crumbs, remaining sugar and butter; sprinkle over gelatin mixture.  Cover dessert with ends of plastic wrap; use to gently press crumb mixture into gelatin mixture.

Freeze 3 hours or until firm.  Invent dessert onto serving plate; remove pan and plastic wrap.  Let dessert stand at room temperature 15 minutes to soften slightly before cutting to serve.

Top with additional lime slices and fresh mint.           12 servings

Food Facts:  You will need 1 large or 2 small limes to get 1 Tbsp. zest and ¼ cup juice.  If you can’t get enough juice from the limes, add enough bottled lime juice to get the desired measure.

(Recipe for Minty Lime Freeze was in Jell-O & Cool Whip Summer Desserts, June 25, 2013)

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