Grilled Mango & Pineapple Vegetable Skewers with Mojo Rojo & Mojo Verde
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
For the vegetable skewers:
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 mango
  • ½ pineapple
  • 1 red onion
For the mojo rojo:
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 red chili, 2 if you like it extra spicy
  • ⅓ cup (80ml) of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • ½ teaspoon of cumin
  • ¼ cup of almonds or pine nuts
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons of buckwheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of honey or maple syrup or rice syrup for the fructose-intolerant
  • ½ teaspoon of sea salt
For the mojo verde:
  • 1 bunch of cilantro
  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • 8 mint leaves
  • ½ teaspoon of cumin
  • ¼ cup (60ml) of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • ¼ cup of almonds or pine nuts
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons of buckwheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of honey or maple syrup or rice syrup for the fructose-intolerant
  • ½ teaspoon of sea salt
Instructions
  1. Peel the mango and pineapple and cut into cubes. Cut the red bell pepper into cubes as well. Slice the zucchini lengthwise, then cut it into bite-sized pieces. Peel the onion, and quarter it.
  2. Stick the vegetables, fruit and onion on the sticks, alternating while you do so.
  3. For the mojo rojo: Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Cut the red bell pepper in half and remove the seeds. Place the halves face down onto a baking sheet aligned with baking paper and bake for about 20 minutes until it starts to wrinkle, and darken. Do not burn it!
  4. Add the baked red bell pepper to your food processor together with all the other ingredients. Blend until you have a smooth sauce. Set aside.
  5. For the mojo verde: Simply add all the ingredients to your food processor. Blend until you have a smooth sauce. Set aside.
  6. Grill the vegetable skewers on a barbecue or in a grilling pan for about 15 - 20 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked through. The time will vary depending on the strength of your barbecue grill.
  7. Serve the grilled vegetable sticks with the mojo sauces.
Recipe by Heavenlynn Healthy at https://www.heavenlynnhealthy.com/grilled-mango-pineapple-vegetable-skewers-mojo-rojo-verde/