"Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week - Raw Veggie Kebabs

From the PBS/Recipe website it's the "Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week - Raw Veggie Kebabs. Delicious Vegetarian Kebabs! Tomatoes, Olives, Peppers, and more make up these Kebabs. You can find this recipe along with an incredible selection of recipes from all cuisines on the PBS/Recipe website, enjoy!  http://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/

Raw Veggie Kebabs

Ingredients
10 bamboo kebab skewers
20 grape or cherry tomatoes
10 pitted green queen or Kalamata olives
½ large sweet red or orange bell pepper, cut in 10 slices

½ zucchini or cucumber, cut in 10 slices
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil (see note)
6 to 10 basil leaves, very thinly sliced
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste


Directions
1 - Thread ten 8-inch bamboo skewers each with 1 tomato, 1 olive, 1 pepper slice, 1 zucchini or cucumber slice and finishing with a second tomato. Arrange the kebabs on a pretty serving platter.
2 - Put the lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl and briskly whisk until combined. Brush each kebab with the lemon sauce, using a small pastry brush.
3 - Sprinkle the basil over the top. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
4 - Serve room temperature or refrigerate 1 to 2 hours and serve chilled.
Tips/Techniques
For a lower calorie dish, simply omit the olive oil and proceed with the recipe as directed.

Nutrition Info
Amount per serving, based on 10 servings: 46 Calories; 3g Fat; 0g Saturated fat; 0g Protein; 273mg Sodium; 4g Total Carbohydrate; 1g Sugars; 1g Fiber

http://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/raw-veggie-kebabs/