Skewer it

12 Recipes

Skewer it

By Noelle Carter

May 25, 2017

Grilled shrimp skewers with charmoula make for a quick yet flavorful dinner. Recipe: Grilled shrimp skewers with charmoula

Grilled shrimp skewers with charmoula

15 minutes

Serves 2 to 4

Lemon shrimp kabobs are barbequed on the grill for the party.

Grilled shrimp and lemon wedges

25 minutes

Serves 4

Marinated in coconut milk and herbs, these skewers pack a lot of flavor. Recipe: Coconut chicken skewers

Coconut Chicken Skewers

1 hour 10 minutes

Makes 12 skewers

A classic dessert made even more fun when it's served on a stick. Recipe: Strawberry shortcake

Strawberry shortcake

20 minutes

Makes 16 skewers

Kebabs with bay leaves

30 minutes

Serves 4

Recipe: Salmon skewers with tamarind sauce

Salmon skewers with tamarind sauce

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Shrimp with Tamarind Recado, as photographed in the L.A. Times photo studio, Wednesday afternoon in downtown L.A.

Shrimp with tamarind recado (marinade)

50 minutes

Serves 4

Chicken and Vegetable Skewers

30 minutes

Serves 4

Pan-Smoked Shrimp With Orange Sauce

30 minutes

Serves 2

Duck skewers

2 hours

Serves 4

Prosciutto-wrapped chicken livers on rosemary skewers

Prosciutto-wrapped chicken liver skewers

30 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Wine importer Didier Pariente places swordfish kabobs brushed with Chermoula sauce on the grill while cooking a Moroccan lunch with wine pairings at his in-laws' home in Los Angeles on Monday, June 15, 2015.

Grilled swordfish skewers with chermoula sauce

45 minutes

Serves 4

Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.

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