Shish Tawook

Ingredients

3 Chicken Breasts ( diced )

4-5 Garlic Cloves 

1 Red Bell Pepper ( diced )

1 Onion ( diced )

2-3 Red Chillies 

2 tsp Tomato Purée 

1 tsp Harissa 

1/2 tsp Paprika

1 tbl sp Greek Yoghurt

1 tbl sp Olive Oil 

Salt to taste

Method

Char the red chillies* and crush to a paste with garlic cloves. Mix the yoghurt, red chilli & garlic paste, tomato purée, Harissa, paprika and olive oil together to form a thick marinade. Now add the diced chicken breast, bell pepper & onion and allow to sit in the marinade for at least 2 hours,

Skew onto a Bamboo Skewers and grill until cooked 

Serve with warm Pita Bread, Hummus, Toum, Muhammara, pickeled cucumber and lettuce & Cherry Tomato Salad.

* It is important to char the red chillies

Sweet Harissa Hummus

Ingredients 

1 cup Soaked & Boiled Chickpeas*

4 tbl sp Tahini Paste

1/2 Cup Exta Virgin Olive Oil

5-6 Cloves Garlic

Juice of 2 Lemons

2 tsp Harissa Paste

2 tsp Sugar

Black Pepper

Salt to taste

Method

Add all the ingredients into a blending Jar & blend until a smooth paste. Add more olive oil if not a smooth consistency.

Transfer in a serving bowl and simply pour olive oil on top. Sprinkle some paprika

Ideal with Pita Bread, Bagel Sandwiches, Pickled  beetroot, cucumber &Gherkins 

For Plain Hummus exclude Harissa & Sugar

*Canned chickpeas can be used.