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Title: Lamb Kebabs with Lemon and Mint From Lhj Online
Categories: Main dish, Low-cal
Yield: 6 Servings

----------------------------------MARINADE----------------------------------
1/4 c Vegetable oil
1 ts Grated lemon peel
1/4 c Fresh lemon juice
2 ts Minced garlic
2 ts Dried mint
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper

-----------------------------------KEBABS-----------------------------------
2 lb Boneless, trimmed leg of
-lamb or beef sirloin, cut
-into 2-inch
Pieces
4 Green onions (white part
-only), cut into eighteen
-1-inch pieces
18 Fresh mint leaves
1 Lemon, cut into wedges
-(optional)

1. Make marinade: Combine oil, lemon peel, lemon juice, garlic, mint, salt
and pepper in large bowl. Set aside.

2. Add meat, tossing to coat. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

3. Remove meat from refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling. Heat grill.
Thread 6 skewers alternately with meat, mint leaf, green onion, beginning
and ending with meat. Grill over medium-hot heat 12 to 15 minutes for lamb,
12 minutes for beef, turning frequently and basting every 3 minutes with
remaining marinade. Garnish with lemon wedges.

PER SERVING Calories 265 Total Fat 13 g Saturated Fat 4 g Cholesterol 101
mg Sodium 353 mg Carbohydrates 1 g Protein 32 g

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Julie Bertholf & Simon Wood
on Sep 06, 1998