Sea And Shore Bison Kabobs With Mediterranean Couscous Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat grill on high for 5-10 minutes.
• Thaw and cut bison sirloin steaks into 1 inch pieces, place in bowl and set aside.
• In large bowl combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, black pepper, oregano, basil, thyme and seal salt to make marinade. Add vegetables to marinade and toss to coat. Assemble vegetable skewers, alternating vegetables. Continue until all vegetables are gone.
• Add bison sirloin to remaining marinade left over in the mixing bowl and toss to coat. Assemble bison skewers with remaining skewers.
• Place vegetable skewers on the well-heated grill 2-3 minutes before adding the bison skewers, they will take longer to cook.
• Turn vegetable skewers over once and then add bison skewers to the grill. Cook for about 3-4 minutes, turn bison skewers and cook an additional 3-4 minutes or until done (8-11 minutes total cooking time).
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Toss butternut squash with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast in preheated oven for 20 minutes on a sheet pan.
• Turn squash over, add tomatoes. Continue to roast until soft and golden brown, about 20 minutes more.
• Combine prepared couscous and remaining ingredients in mixing bowl and toss. Chill for 4 hours and serve.

Steps:

• For brush-on, stir together oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, salt, and thyme in a small bowl; set aside.
• Thaw scallops, if frozen. Rinse scallops; pat dry with paper towels. On eight 10-inch skewers,* alternately thread scallops, cherry tomatoes, and zucchini, leaving 1/4 inch between pieces.
• On eight 10-inch skewers,* alternately thread bison sirloin steak pieces, mushrooms, and bell pepper, leaving 1/4 inch between pieces.
• For gas or charcoal grill, place bison skewers on the rack of a covered grill directly over medium-high heat. Grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until desired doneness, turning once and brushing with brush-on. Grill scallop skewers beside bison skewers for 5 to 6 minutes or until scallops are opaque, turning once and brushing with brush-on. Serve with Mediterranean Couscous Salad.
• Mediterranean Couscous Salad: Bring broth to boiling in a medium saucepan. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff couscous lightly with a fork. Transfer to a large bowl. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Stir in chopped tomato, cucumber, onion, and feta cheese. Toss with vinaigrette.

Steps:

• Mix couscous and stock in a bowl which has a lid, let stand uncovered.
• Meanwhile, mix olives, capsicum, tomatoes herbs and shallots together in a bowl.
• Mix balsamic, lemon juice and garlic.
• Pour 1/3 of dressing over vegetables, mix well.
• Chop the broccoli into small florets about 1/2 inch wide. Cut the stalk into small pieces (about the size of a corn kernel. You want most things to be the same size in this salad.).
• By now the couscous should be almost ready.
• Add the broccoli to the couscous and put the lid on loosely.
• Microwave for 1 minute.
• Add to the salad mix and toss.
• Pour over 1/2 the remaining dressing, toss, add the remaining dressing, toss well.
• Serve whilst still warm.