Preserved Lemon Chicken Skewers

Marinate chicken pieces with a zesty and flavourful marinade with preserved lemon, garlic, mint and smoked paprika and cook over a hot griddle pan for a midweek dinner that’s ready in an hour. Serve them with a Mediterranean spread for everyone to graze on. If you are a carb eater, then pair them with some lentil salad and stirfried vegetables of your choice or flatbread. For preserved lemon paste, just toss the deseeded homemade or storebought preserved lemons into a food processor and process them to a paste.


800 g Boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces 1½ tbsp Olive oil 2-3 tbsp Preserved lemon paste Juice of ½ medium lemon Zest of 1 medium lemon 2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped 1½ tsp Smoked paprika 1 tsp Dried mint leaves 1 tsp Sea salt 1 tsp Freshly milled black pepper Fresh mint leaves, chopped, to garnish Yoghurt dressing, to serve Lemon wedges, to serve Baby cucumber, sliced, to serve Cherry radishes, to serve Olives, to serve Red onion, to serve Red lentil salad, to serve Stirfried vegetables, to serve

800 g Boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
1½ tbsp Olive oil
2-3 tbsp Preserved lemon paste
Juice of ½ medium lemon
Zest of 1 medium lemon
2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
1½ tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Dried mint leaves
1 tsp Sea salt
1 tsp Freshly milled black pepper
Fresh mint leaves, chopped, to garnish
Yoghurt dressing, to serve
Lemon wedges, to serve
Baby cucumber, sliced, to serve
Cherry radishes, to serve
Olives, to serve
Red onion, to serve
Red lentil salad, to serve
Stirfried vegetables, to serve

Put the chicken into a bowl, add the all remaining ingredients for the skewers and toss well. Cover and chill for 30 minutes, or overnight if time allows. Spear the chicken pieces equally between 10-12 skewers.
Preheat a griddle pan to high heat. Cook the chicken skewers for 5 minutes on each side or until charred and cooked through. Squeeze over the lemon juice and sprinkle with chopped mint leaves. Serve with yoghurt sauce and cucumber, olives, a mixture of cherry radishes, red onion, lemon wedges or red lentil salad and stirfried vegetables. Alternatively, serve the chicken skewers with hummus and a seasonal salad.

23 comments:

Brian's Home Blog 9/5/26 00:53: Those are mouth watering delights, yum!
Veronica Lee 9/5/26 03:00: Those skewers look absolutely irresistible 🍋🍗
Yum! 😋
Anne in the kitchen 9/5/26 06:17: Bookmarking!!!
Tandy (Lavender and Lime) 9/5/26 06:20: Looks delicious!
Modrina Neba 9/5/26 06:20: Excellent and very tasty food as well as presentation. I like vegetables, but it is getting harder and harder to find healthy, beautiful ones. Greetings and have a nice day further!
Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 9/5/26 06:56: That is a great way to elevate a lemon chicken
Margaret D 9/5/26 09:55: Oh yummy, Angie and I would love these, must make some soon.
DEZMOND 9/5/26 10:28: It is a well set and designed plate!
eileeninmd 9/5/26 11:08: Hello, Angie,
Looks like a yummy meal, I like chicken. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Have a great weekend.
My name is Erika. 9/5/26 13:31: I made preserved lemons once and they were a bit salty for my taste (even washed), they they did work well on fish. I wonder how this paste is. Lemon chicken is always tasty and the more lemon the better. Have a great weekend.
Tom 9/5/26 13:46: ...WOW, such gorgeous plates!!!
speedy70 9/5/26 14:13: Deliziosi i tuoi spiedini!!!!
Christine 9/5/26 15:29: Yummy
Lola Martínez 9/5/26 16:49: Que delicioso sabor deben tener esas brochetas y con la compañía de las lentejas, el plato es completo y saciante.
Balvinder 9/5/26 18:55: This recipe sounds absolutely delicious for summer.
Granny Sue 9/5/26 19:26: Now I think I havevto try preserved lemons. This sounds so good!
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 9/5/26 22:31: What a delicious combination, Angie! The preserved lemon must add such a bright flavour to the chicken - these skewers look fantastic.
DeniseinVA 9/5/26 23:38: Looks fantastic Angie!!!
Cooking Julia 9/5/26 23:47: Those skewers look so appealing and yummy!
Maria Grazia Ferrarazzo Maineri 10/5/26 11:47: Looks so delicious, Angie! I love chicken and this is a very precious recipe. Thank you!
claire 10/5/26 16:12: The plate looks so rich and beautiful! It must be very delicious
Ananka 10/5/26 22:01: Looks good :-D
David Scott Allen 11/5/26 07:31: While we don’t have a griddle pan, we do have a really nice outdoor grill and I think this would be perfect to do and serve over salad. Thanks, Angie.