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Greek Quail Kebabs With Creamy Basil & Feta Sauce

Greek Quail Kebabs With Creamy Basil & Feta Sauce
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Recipe By: 
Game Farm
gamefarm.com.au [1]
Serves: 
4

Feta Sauce

Ingredients

  • 300g danish feta, crumbled
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • greek pitta bread
  • olive oil for brushing


Method

  1. To make the feta sauce place feta, garlic, basil and lemon juice into the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Add oil and mix until sauce is smooth and runny.
  2. Serve kebabs drizzled with feta sauce and warm pitta bread to mop up the juices.


Greek Quail Kebabs with Creamy Basil

Ingredients

  • 800g Quail Breast Fillets, halved
  • 2 teaspoons dried mint
  • 2 teaspoons crushed black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 large lemon, peeled and flesh finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 red capsicum, cut into 2cm dice
  • 1 red onion, cut into a large dice
  • 250g haloumi, cut into 12 pieces
  • 12 medium fresh bay leaves


Method

  1. Combine quail with mint, garlic and lemon flesh. Add oil and mix well, season with salt and pepper Marinate for 1 hour, if time permits.
  2. Thread two Quail Breast Fillet pieces onto a skewer, followed by a piece of capsicum, and then with another two pieces of quail. Thread a piece of onion and haloumi and finish with another two pieces of Quail Breast Fillets and a bay leaf.
  3. Brush skewers with any left over marinade and set aside.
  4. Heat a char-grill or barbecue plate over medium high heat. Cook kebabs for three minutes each side or cook to your liking. During the last five minutes of cooking, brush pitta bread with oil and cook on barbecue for one minute each side or until warm.

Links
[1] http://gamefarm.com.au/