Tomato Pesto Chicken Skewers with Broad Bean Tabbouleh
INGREDIENTS
- 25g bulgur wheat
- 1 tsp. zatar
- 200g frozen broad beans
- 4 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- Black pepper to taste
- 4 tomatoes
- 6 spring onions, chopped
- 45g fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
- 45g fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped
- 6 tsp. Sacla’ Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
- 10g pine nuts, roasted
- 4 chicken thighs
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- Olive oil spray

INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare the bulgur wheat according to pack instructions. Transfer to oven proof dish and allow to dry off
- Toast the zatar and put into a serving bowl
- Blanch the broad beans in boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain
- Mix the olive oil, zest and juice of the lemon with the lime juice, garlic and pepper in a jar and shake well
- Chop the tomatoes and add the spring onions and all the herbs
- Combine these ingredients in the serving bowl along with the Pesto and pine nuts
- Cut the chicken thighs into bite size pieces
- Mix the olive oil and Pesto and stir in with the chicken pieces. Marinate for half an hour
- Thread chicken onto four wooden skewers, previously soaked for 15 minutes in cold water
- Spray a hot griddle with olive oil and cook the skewers, turning regularly for 8 to 10 minutes. Serve chicken skewers laid on top of the tabbouleh
