A Recipe for the Ultimate Marinade for Summery Grilled Kebabs

What’s summer without kebabs? I’m sharing my recipe for the most crowd-pleasing flavourful ones below—but before you fire up the grill, read up on my tips for mastering the art of grilling kebabs every time.

Summer Kebabs Marinade

Makes about 1 cup of marinade.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp neutral oil with a high smoke point, such as canola or vegetable oil
• ⅓ cup soy sauce or tamari
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ tsp sweet paprika
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes

Directions

Step 1

Whisk all marinade ingredients together in a large bowl or measuring cup.

Step 2

Place 2 pounds of meat or poultry (or 2 blocks of tofu) in a resealable container or Ziplock bag and pour in ¾ cup of marinade. Reserve ¼ cup of marinade for brushing during grilling. Seal, transfer to refrigerator and let marinate for 1 to 5 hours.

Step 3

Remove protein from marinade and discard excess. Thread onto kebabs along with other components and grill, brushing with reserved marinade during the last few minutes of cooking.

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