Seafood Kebobs with Lemon Sauce

Surprise your barbecue and your friends. These kebobs make an exotic change from the meat variety.

Course Main Dishes
Prep. Time 2 hrs, 10 mins
Cooking Time 20 mins
Yields 4 servings

Preparation
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Preparation

What You Need

8 shrimp, peeled and deveined

8 scallops

4 small fish fillets

1 green pepper, cut into 1-in (3 cm) squares

1/2 Spanish onion, sectioned

8 cherry tomatoes

Marinade:

1/2 cup (125 ml) vegetable oil

1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon juice

1 tbsp (15 ml) green onions, chopped

1/2 tsp (2 ml) tarragon

Lemon Sauce:

2 tsp (30 ml) butter

1 tbsp (15 ml) all-purpose flour

1 cup (250 ml) milk

2 tsp (10 ml) Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt

Pepper, freshly ground

2 tbsp (25 ml) lemon juice

1/2 tsp (2 ml) grated lemon rind

Parsley, chopped

Instructions

Cut fish fillets into strips about 1 x 5 in (3 x 10 cm); roll up and thread on skewers, along with other seafood and vegetables. (If fillets are too thick to roll, cut into chunks).

Marinade kebobs for at least 2 hours in mixture of oil, lemon juice, green onions and tarragon.

Lemon Sauce
Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add flour to make a smooth paste; blend in milk, stirring constantly. Cook until thick and bubbly. Add mustard, salt, pepper, lemon juice and rind. Heat through. Sprinkle with parsley.

Broil or barbecue kebobs about 3 min on each side, basting frequently with marinade.

Serve with Lemon Sauce.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 275 Calories
Protein: 31 g
Carbohydrate: 11 g
Fat: 12 g
Fibre: 1.3 g
Sodium: 473 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 12 % / 128 mg
Vitamin B12: 130 %
Selenium: 96 %
Vitamin C: 56 %
Vitamin D: 55 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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