Recipes » Kebab marinade

Kebabs on a foil-lined baking sheet

A Mediterranean-style marinade for chicken kebabs. The first time I made kebabs—and the first time I used a large grill—I somehow improvised this with what I had, and it ended up beyond delicious.

Author: Seth Price
Category: Entrée
Date published: 20 August 2022

Prep time: 5 minutes
Yield: Enough marinade for about a pound of chicken

Ingredients

  • 100mL tahini, give or take for texture
  • 1⅓T lemon juice
  • 2T olive oil, give or take for texture
  • 5–7 cloves of garlic, finely minced
  • 3T ground paprika
  • 2t freshly ground black pepper
  • 1t ground cumin
  • 1t ground chipotle pepper
  • Large pinch monosodium glutamate
  • Large pinch salt
  • Pinch ground coriander
  • Pinch dried thyme leaves
  • Pinch ground allspice

Directions

Mix together everything but the lemon juice and olive oil. Mix in the lemon juice (the marinade will become very thick!), then the olive oil. Use immediately.