Recipe for Week #2 (Vegetarian Version)

Shish Kebabs with orange-curry sauce

Serve these flavorful kebabs with your favorite rice!

Marinade Ingredients:

1 cup plain yogurt

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. orange juice

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. curry powder

½ tsp. Paprika

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. black pepper

 

Kebab Ingredients:

1 package (about 14 ounces) firm tofu, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 red bell pepper (cut into 1-inch pieces)

1 green bell pepper (cut into 1-inch pieces)

½ of a pineapple (cubed)

1 small red onion               

Metal or wooden skewer sticks

 

Sauce Ingredients:

1 ½ cups of plain yogurt

3 Tbsp. orange juice

1 tsp. finely grated orange peel zest

3 Tbsp. honey

¾ tsp. curry powder

¼ tsp. paprika

¼ tsp. salt

 

Begin in the morning by marinating the tofu:

Stir together all of the marinade ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.  Add the tofu pieces and toss to coat.  Cover and keep in the refrigerator all day.

 

The orange-curry sauce can be made ahead, or one hour before serving.   To make the sauce:

Stir together all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.  Cover and refrigerate.

 

Prepare your favorite rice to go along with your kebabs.

 

To cook the kebabs:

Put the pieces of tofu, peppers, onion, and pineapple onto the skewers.  Place them on the skewer sticks in a nice combination of colors and items, so each skewer has a variety on it.  Do not pack the pieces tightly together – allow a tiny amount of space between each food piece so they can cook well.  The marinade can be saved (since it doesn’t have any meat-germs in it) and added to the sauce so you have extra, or it can be discarded.

 

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.  Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and then spray the foil with cooking spray.  Place the skewers on the foil. 

 

Bake the kebabs for about 20 minutes or until fully cooked. 

 

Serve the skewers over rice, and drizzle the sauce over them.  Also have extra sauce in a serving dish so people can add more to their serving or use as a dipping sauce.