Kebabs don’t have to be the greasy meat melange we all see in our minds’ eye, they can be a feast of goodness, too.

Serve these with pitta breads, salad and homemade tzatziki for a healthier alternative to a sweet chilli donner.

For the Kebabs…

Wooden kebab skewers

500g pack of either minced beef or lamb

2 cloves of garlic

Lots of seasoning – you can go for grated onion, ginger, lemon or lime zest and juice, paprika, chilli,

ground cumin, garam masala, turmeric, ground coriander, cinnamon… anything to make your meat

nice and fragrant.

For the Tzatziki…

Natural or Greek yoghurt

A bunch of fresh mint

Fresh dill

Cucumber

Lemon or lime juice

To make the kebabs…

Start by putting your skewers in water to soak, this will stop them from burning in the oven. Then crush the garlic and add it to a mixing bowl, along with your meat and chosen spices.

Mix everything together with your hands and then shape the meat into sausage shapes around the skewers.

Cook them in the oven at 180 degrees or for fifteen minutes or until cooked through.

To Make the Tzatziki…

Cut the cucumber in half longways – you can scrape out the pulpy seeds in the middle with a spoon if you want to – then in half again and thinly slice.

Roughly chop the mint leaves and dill and add to a bowl with the cucumber, then add your yoghurt and salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste.