Last summer, we didn’t do too much grilling. With all the wedding planning and wedding errands, it just didn’t happen as often as we would have liked. This summer will be flames up! (the grill, not our house...k?)
When we lived in London a few years back, we couldn’t grill in our little flat. Our place was up 87 stairs with no balcony, so it was pretty much out of the question. We did, however, satisfy our cravings by frequenting a place called Nando’s. Their signature dish was flame-grilled chicken marinated in their special peri-peri sauce served with sides like corn on the cob and garlic bread. Perfect for us Americans who were missing home and the grill smell was amazingly luring.
Wanting a little slice of our past, I ordered up some Nando’s Peri-Peri sauce and used it as a marinade for our tofu last night.
I parboiled peppers and Brussels sprouts and skewered them along with marinated tofu, onions and mushrooms. Ryan threw them on the grill and voila, a great blast from the past.
Now, I swear I don’t remember the sauce being *this* spicy! I used some as a side dipping sauce and next thing you know; my lips are starting to become numb (in a good and exciting way, of course).
If you want to get some Nando’s Peri-Peri sauce for yourself, you can order on their website or swing by an ethnic grocery like Holy Land. Or, if for some reason you’re not affected by this economic crisis, fly yourself over to London (or South Africa where it started) for the real thing. Enjoy!

The skewers are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteYour skewers look so good! I'm want to put Brussels sprouts on the next ones I make.
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