Build your Own Kebab Night

 Love me some summer meals!; crisp and fresh veggies and fruit... layer that with some marinated red meat, even better!  Aahh.

 

My entire family lives in Pennsylvania, so my parents come to Dallas to visit us often.  During summer, they stay for two weeks and we usually fill those weeks with taking them to all of our favorite restaurants and restaurants that we have newly discovered.  Sometimes we just end up eating at home, but we like to do try and do something different than we normally do.  A fun thing that we did this past summer, was a "build your own kabob bar."  Soooo delicious! 

 

 If you are looking for something fun and different to do with your family or friends,  or are hosting a dinner party, this is something to try! 

 

THE OPTIONS:

 

Meats

thick chunks of steak marinated in Italian dressing, seasoned salt, and black pepper chunks of chicken breast with Seasoned Salt, GarlicGarlic, and OnionOnion

                                                                    (Tastefully Simple Seasonings)

shrimp

bacon slices

 

Veggies and Fruit







roughly cut red and green peppers 

red onion

pineapple chunks

 

Sides

 

grilled asparagus

white sticky rice 

 

 

 

This was a team effort!  If you are working alone, obviously begin way before your dinner party starts, and take into consideration all that you have to do...

 

wash and cut veggies

peel, core, and cut fresh pineapple

peel shrimp

cut, season, and marinate meat

 

 

 Asparagus:

 

Wash asparagus and snap off at ends.  Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and season with crushed black pepper and seasoned salt.

Wrap in foil and cook on grill, checking to see when it is steamed, but not too soft!

 

 

 

After all the fixin's were set out, the fun began! 

Each person "built their own" kabob (even the kids!).  They LOVED it! 

They chose from the meat and fish, veggies, and fruit and added seasonings if they wanted.  We wrapped the bacon around the kabob for a final touch.

 

 

While the kabobs and asparagus were grillin' outside, we were cooking the sticky rice inside!

 

 

We were left with a perfectly satisfying, "personalized" summer dish... that was made with love and fun!

 

 

from my family to yours<3LML