After the amusement of #Forkgate yesterday, it’s back to the chopping board today as we rustle up another quick and easy recipe for you to hopefully try at some point.

Commutes to work, lollies and even parties can all be associated with traffic lights and it’s time to take them into the kitchen as we present some colourful vegetable kebabs.

Generally associated with meat and originating from the Middle East, kebabs have gradually become a general term encompassing a whole range of foods. The common element is the cooking process which is done on a skewer!

Ingredients

• 120g Halloumi cheese
• 1 Yellow pepper
• 1 Courgette
• 150g Cherry Tomatoes
• A sprig of fresh mint
• Lemon/lime juice
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• (Optional) chilli to add a little kick.

Instructions

• Take your kebab sticks and place them in water so they won’t burn during the cooking process (or if you are using metal ones, leave them to one side for the time being.)
• Add some olive oil, the salt, pepper, mint and the citrus juice into a bowl and mix to form a marinade.
• Ensure that the cheese, courgette and pepper are cubed roughly in size with the whole cherry tomatoes.
• Put the vegetables and cheese into the bowl and let them soak for a few minutes.
• Grab the skewers and then put (in order) a tomato and some of the pepper and courgette onto the kebab stick, bookended by a cube of halloumi cheese.
• Repeat until you have enough kebabs!
• Lay the kebabs on some tinfoil, place on a tray and then put them under the grill for roughly ten minutes or so, turning them regularly to make sure they are cooked evenly.

(If you have any marinade left you could always drizzle some over the kebabs during the cooking process or use it as a salad dressing)

And there you go! Easy as you like and super nutritious, these vegetable kebabs will go down a treat whether you’re cooking for friends, families or customers.