You saw these in a freebie supermarket magazine, and were desperate to try them out. You weren't disappointed.
You'll need:
strawberries (enough for 4 or 5 per person)
chunks of fresh pineapple (enough for 4 or 5 per person)
marshmallows (enough for a couple per person, depending on how much of a sugar fiend you are)
dark chocolate, to melt
Thread the fruit and marshmallows onto wooden skewers in a pretty pattern. Place a little chocolate in a ramekin dish, and carefully heat in the microwave, until it melts.
Dip fruit/skewer in chocolate. Eat quickly before anyone else can.
You could also put these on the bbq, if you're a fan of squidgy marshmallows - the pineapple would char nicely. Just don't forget to soak the skewers in water first.
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29 May 2009
Chorizo, prawn and courgette skewers
It's been a ridiculously hot day (unheard of up here in the frozen north), so we spent the afternoon pottering about in the garden, and then had a bbq. For once, we didn't need an umbrella.
These worked really well on the bbq - but you could grill them quite happily as well.
Makes about 7-8 skewers. You'll need:
half a red onion, chopped into large chunks
a large courgette, sliced into chunky rings
a small pack of king prawns (we used ready cooked ones, but crevettes, or langoustines would also be fantastic cooked in their shells)
half a large ring of chorizo (I'd say this was about 15cm of chorizo), in large slices
a little olive oil for brushing
If you're using wooden skewers, soak them in water for half an hour first, or they'll burn to a crisp.
Thread chunks of everything onto the skewer, in whatever pretty pattern you fancy (I did: courgette, chorizo, prawn x2, red onion, courgette, chorizo, prawn x2 etc). Repeat ad nauseam for the other skewers. Brush with a little olive oil, and then sling onto the bbq once the charcoal has turned white and is giving off lots of heat.
Depending on how high you've got them above the heat, how much charcoal you've got, wind speed and other exciting outdoor factors, they take around 5-15 minutes to char nicely and cook through.
We ate them in the sunshine on the balcony, with a green salad and lots of French bread, before retiring to the shade for pudding.
These worked really well on the bbq - but you could grill them quite happily as well.
Makes about 7-8 skewers. You'll need:
half a red onion, chopped into large chunks
a large courgette, sliced into chunky rings
a small pack of king prawns (we used ready cooked ones, but crevettes, or langoustines would also be fantastic cooked in their shells)
half a large ring of chorizo (I'd say this was about 15cm of chorizo), in large slices
a little olive oil for brushing
If you're using wooden skewers, soak them in water for half an hour first, or they'll burn to a crisp.
Thread chunks of everything onto the skewer, in whatever pretty pattern you fancy (I did: courgette, chorizo, prawn x2, red onion, courgette, chorizo, prawn x2 etc). Repeat ad nauseam for the other skewers. Brush with a little olive oil, and then sling onto the bbq once the charcoal has turned white and is giving off lots of heat.
Depending on how high you've got them above the heat, how much charcoal you've got, wind speed and other exciting outdoor factors, they take around 5-15 minutes to char nicely and cook through.
We ate them in the sunshine on the balcony, with a green salad and lots of French bread, before retiring to the shade for pudding.
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