Whole30-friendly and paleo marinated grilled greek lamb skewers are so flavorful and delicious, and perfect for the summer!
What is it about food on sticks that makes them so darn fun and yummy? Grilling season is in full swing, and I’m enjoying every bit of it because I love grilling and it adds so much flavor! If you agree, you need to keep reading because you’ll absolutely love this recipe.
Grilled Greek Lamb Skewers Recipe
I’m a huge fan of lamb, and it’s what I usually get at a restaurant if it’s an option. It’s just so flavorful and feels fancy, but in reality, it’s actually very easy to cook at home and quite forgiving and still tender if you end up overcooking it a bit. One of the newer Trader Joe’s products is grass fed lamb, so we’ve been enjoying it more often than usual and the husband and I have been loving it. And our recent favorite way to cook lamb is this grilled Greek lamb skewers!
Yummy Greek Marinade
The Greek marinade is what really makes this recipe shine because it’s just so flavorful with a salty, lemony punch. I highly recommend you marinate overnight because it truly makes a difference! I plan to keep this recipe in my weekly rotation, because we honestly couldn’t get enough.
You can use any veggies (or none at all) for this recipe that are appropriate for grilling. Zucchini, bell peppers, and onions are some of my favorites, but eggplants, tomatoes, or anything else that’s hardy enough to withstand direct heat from the grill can work.
Don’t Have a Grill?
That’s okay, try broiling it! All these Greek lamb skewers need is a hot, direct heat for a short time, and it’ll be cooked in no time. Hope you bookmark this one to make this summer because it’s definitely a winner!
Grilled Greek Lamb Skewers
Ingredients
Marinade
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Lamb Skewers
- 1 lb lamb leg steak, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- Vegetables for grilling (zucchini, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, eggplant, mushrooms, etc
- Metal or bamboo skewers
- Lemon juice
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the marinade and and whisk together.
- Place lamb pieces in a ziplock bag and pour the marinade over the meat. Massage the meat so it's coated with the marinade evenly.
- Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to overnight.
- If using bamboo skewers, soak in water 30 minutes before cooking.
- Preheat the grill to medium high heat.
- Cut vegetables into bit sized pieces.
- Thread the vegetables and marinated lamb pieces onto the skewers, alternating between the two. Pour the leftover marinade over the skewers so the vegetable are coated with the marinade
- Cook on the grill for 3 minutes on each side until the lamb is cooked through, about 9-12 minutes.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice before serving.
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These skewers look so vibrant and delicious! So perfect for summertime meals!
These skewers are gorgeous! They look so healthy and delicious. We’ve been on a kabob kick lately so these will fit right in (my kids love pulling the pieces off and eating them – they think it’s so fun).
Love meat skewers!!! These would be perfect for our next BBQ. Also, a huge fan of lamb 😉
Ohh that Greek marinade! YUM – this looks so good! Thanks for the grilling inspiration!
Sounds like a delish marinade! Thanks for sharing!!
These look scrumptious and I love the flavors of the marinade – so perfect for these hot weather days!
These skewers look so good! That marinade sounds awesome- I’m going to look for lamb next time I’m at TJ’s.
These lamb skewers look so flavorful and delicious !! Love that you mix with veggies too ! Perfect for July 4th holiday outdoor grilling !
All the noms! These remind me of the skewers from Luna Cafe, it was a Mediterranean joint in my old neighborhood. So good. I will have to try these!
I just love food on a skewer! These look savory and fantastic 🙂
I love skewered dinner. Especially if veggies are on there too – makes it so easy.
I love kebabs in the summer, these look great!
I don’t need much convincing to eat lamb, and this easy skewered kebab option I know wioukd be delicious, thanks for easy instruction!
So perfect for summer! I definitely want to try these.