Shish Taouk (Chicken Kabobs)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon baharat, spice
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup Greek yogurt (plain)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 12-15 bamboo skewers, soaked

For toum sauce

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• salt & pepper, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Soak bamboo skewers, if using, for about an hour (soak extra and freeze any unused ones for later).

2. 2

   Stir together ingredients and allow chicken to marinate in it for at least an hour, preferably more.

3. 3

   Skewer chicken.

4. 4

   Cook skewers on the grill or under the broiler until cooked through (time will vary with size of chunks).

5. 5

   To make toum sauce, grind the garlic with the salt in a mortar until it is pasty.

6. 6

   Mix in the lemon and mayonnaise, and very slowly add oil, whisking as you go.

7. 7

   Add salt and pepper to taste.

8. 8

   Serve sauce with kabobs.