Grilled Asparagus and Sausage Kebabs with Tomato & Ciabatta Salad
Equipment
- Grill
- Cast-iron pan
- Bamboo skewers
Ingredients
- 4 bratwurst
- 8 asparagus spears
- 4 kielbasa
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 loaf ciabatta
- 2½ cups cocktail tomatoes
- 1 bunch of fresh basil
- 1 red onion, cut into rings
- 4-6 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp balsamic glaze
- 3 cups fresh strawberries
- 2 tbsp cane sugar
- 1 onion, diced
- ½ red chili pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tbsp white wine
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Thread the strawberries onto bamboo skewers. Place them on the grill and roast lightly on all sides.
- In a cast-iron skillet, caramelize the cane sugar over medium heat. Add the diced onion and sauté for a few minutes. Stir in the chopped chili pepper, water, red wine vinegar, and white wine. Then mix in the remaining ingredients. Reduce the heat by half.
- Remove the grilled strawberries from the skewers. Crush them and add to the pan. Allow to simmer for roughly 30 minutes. Stir regularly.
- Chop the loaf of ciabatta into chunks roughly the size of the tomatoes. Skewer the ciabatta chunks and cocktail tomatoes, then pop them on the grill until lightly charred. Remove from the skewers into a large salad bowl with the fresh basil and red onion rings. Combine the olive oil, balsamic glaze, salt & pepper in a jar. Seal the jar tightly and shake vigorously until well combined, then pour over the salad and toss until evenly dressed.
- Arrange half of the asparagus spears and sausages in a row on the cutting board, alternating between the meat and asparagus. Spear them with 4 evenly-spaced skewers and cut them apart. Repeat with the remaining sausage and asparagus, so that you end up with 8 kebabs. Brush the kebabs with a bit of cooking oil to prevent them from sticking to the grill. Cook the kebabs for about 5 minutes on each side. Serve the sausage & asparagus kebabs right off the grill with a delicious side of refreshing tomato & ciabatta salad. Don't forget to drizzle some sweet & spicy strawberry chutney on top of the kebabs for a flavor explosion!