Name: Maple-glazed chicken, shallot and kumara skewers
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large (500g) kumara, cut into 2cm pieces; 660 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces; 12 purple or french shallots, halved; 2 tablespoon maple syrup; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon dijon mustard; Spinach pecan salad; 2 tablespoon maple syrup; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon dijon mustard; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 200 gram yellow grape tomatoes, halved; 1 cup (120g) pecan halves, toasted; 80 gram baby spinach leaves; 1/2 small (50g) red onion, sliced thinly

Maple-glazed chicken, shallot and kumara skewers

Wow family and friends at your next summer dinner party with these chicken and sweet potato-like kumara skewers, brushed with a mix of sugary maple syrup. pungent mustard and sour cider vinegar. Round it out with a healthy spinach pecan salad.

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Serves 4

Prep

25M

Cook

20M

Total

45M

Ingredients

1 large (500g) kumara, cut into 2cm pieces

660 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces

12 purple or french shallots, halved

2 tablespoon maple syrup

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

Spinach pecan salad

2 tablespoon maple syrup

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

salt and freshly ground black pepper

200 gram yellow grape tomatoes, halved

1 cup (120g) pecan halves, toasted

80 gram baby spinach leaves

1/2 small (50g) red onion, sliced thinly

Method

1.Boil, steam or microwave kumara until tender; drain. Thread kumara, chicken and shallot, alternatively, onto skewers.

2.Combine syrup, vinegar and mustard in a small bowl.

3.Cook skewers on heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue), covered with foil, for 10 minutes. Uncover, brush skewers all over with syrup mixture. Turn; cook, brushing occasionally with syrup mixture, for about 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

4.Meanwhile, to make spinach pecan salad, whisk maple syrup, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add tomatoes, pecans, spinach leaves and onion; toss salad gently to combine.

5.Serve skewers with spinach pecan salad, if desired.

WINE: Maple syrup is sweet, so this recipe needs a richer wine, perhaps an aged riesling or pinot gris for white, or a fuller-bodied rose with a little bit of residual sugar would be best.
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