CHICKEN AND PROSCIUTTO SKEWERS WITH LEMON GRIDDLED ASPARAGUS
CHICKEN AND PROSCIUTTO SKEWERS WITH LEMON GRIDDLED ASPARAGUS
CHICKEN AND PROSCIUTTO SKEWERS WITH LEMON GRIDDLED ASPARAGUS

Ingredients
  • 1 chicken breast
  • skin removed
  • 4 slices prosciutto
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 8 stalks asparagus
  • 1 lemon
  • zest and juice
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Soak four kebab sticks in cold water for ten minutes. Shake to dry.
  • Cut the chicken into four long thin strips. Wrap a slice of prosciutto around each chicken strip. Carefully thread a strip
  • lenthways in a zigzag
  • onto each kebab stick.
  • Heat a griddle pan on a medium heat. Pour on the olive oil. Cook the kebabs on the griddle for 8-10 minutes
  • until the ham is crisp and the chicken is cooked through
  • turning them over after five minutes. (The chicken is cooked through when the juices run clear when pierced in the thickest part with a skewer.) Keep the chicken in a warm place and keep the griddle on the heat.
  • For the asparagus
  • snap off the tough woody end of the stalks. Rub the rest of the asparagus stalks with olive oil
  • sprinkle over the lemon zest and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • to taste.
  • Cook the asparagus on the hot griddle pan
  • turning every few minutes
  • until the asparagus is slightly charred and tender. Pour over the lemon juice.
  • Place the chicken and prosciutto skewers on a plate with the lemon griddled asparagus alongside and serve.