Chicken Satay Skewers With Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 bamboo skewers
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, fresh grated
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 3 inches piece lemongrass, sliced
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup light coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
• 2 tablespoons red onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak bamboo skewars for atleast 30 minutes or overnight.
• 2 heat oil in small saucepan. combine shallots, garlic, ginger, lemon grass and jalepeno and saute for 5 minutes on medium low heat. put remaining marinade ingredients in a seperate bowl and add cooked mixture. let cool. cut chicken breast into 16 slices (appoximately 1 oz each). pour over chicken and refrigerate atleast 1 hour.
• 3 meanwhile mix yogurt sauce ingredients, cover and refrigerate.
• 4 preheat grill. skewer each piece of chicken with one skewer. place chicken on grill and cook 2 minutes on each side. serve with yogurt sauce.