I honestly don't think they're that bad. I make lamb kebabs for my friday night dinner, it's one of my two meat meals a week and I *adore* it. It depends on what the chicken's marinated in, but even then it shouldn't be too bad (I don't marinate my lamb, just season with black pepper, garlic salt and smoked paprika).
The harissa sauce probably isn't bad either unless they put cream in it; I make my own and it's just:
* one red chilli, seeded
* one clove of garlic
* 2 tsp caraway seeds
* 1/2 tsp each of ground coriander, ground cumen, paprika, black pepper
* 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
* drizzle of olive oil
all just stuck in a blender; so there's really not much in that to worry about I think, it's a pretty authentic recipe (and tastes gorgeous) so you should be getting something pretty similar from the shop. Their marinade for their chicken might well contain that, I'm thinking of trying that with my lamb too.
I soften my veggies (yellow and orange peppers, mushrooms, shallots sometimes) in the oven with just one spray of olive oil, and black pepper and garlic salt before putting them on the kebab. And cook the kebabs on a griddle pan, and serve with loads of salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomato, red onion) and half a wholemeal pitta.
I love it, and honestly think it's relatively healthy.
Sorry for going on so much!
Last edited by tabitha; 05-11-2008 at 05:45 AM.
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