Steve Haywood Health & Fitness

A simple healthy barbeque recipe of chicken and vegetables. Chicken provides low-fat protein and the vegetables can go towards making up your 5-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables - full of vitamins and nutrition essential for healthy living.

Serve with a green leaf salad and a dressing of your choice or add a new marinade for some variety.

Ingredients

• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 small courgette
• 1 red onion
• 5 cherry tomatoes
• 2 chicken breasts, cooked
• 1 bag mixed salad leaves
• 4 tbsp low-fat salad dressing

Method

1. Cut the vegetables and the cooked chicken roughly into 2.5cm (1in) pieces and thread onto skewers.
2. Place the skewers onto a hot barbecue and leave until the vegetables start to brown at the edges, turning halfway through.
3. When cooked, place the kebabs onto a plate of salad leaves and drizzle with the salad dressing.

Variations

I often coat the skewers in olive oil, then shake cajun seasoning over everything for a great taste. Aubergines and mushrooms can also be strung onto the skewers. Pork, fish and diced beef can replace the chicken. Packeted marinades can give this recipe a tasty twist. Just pop the skewers in a dish and pour the marinade over. Leave in the fridge for a few hours or overnight before barbeque-ing them.