Fire up the grill! Plus, margarita burns and how to avoid them.
| | It's the season of sweating (happily) over sizzling grills. Could this shawarma-spiced chicken recipe from James Beard Award winner Andy Baraghani be the next big thing for your BBQ? From the yogurt marinade to the fresh tomato and cucumber salad, it's bursting with Mediterranean flavors and nutrients your body loves. Keep reading to get the full juicy recipe. | | Also on the menu for today: | | | | | Eat up,
Ginger Wojcik
Newsletter Editor, Healthline |  | | Written by Ginger Wojcik
July 16, 2023 • 3 min read | | | |  | | | Shawarma-spiced grilled chicken with yogurt sauce | | Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes (1 hour marinating, 30 minutes active time) | | Serves: 4 | | There's so much to love about this recipe. The creamy yogurt marinade seasoned with turmeric, paprika, coriander, and fresh garlic coats each chicken thigh with flavor. | | "The yogurt's creamy consistency creates a crust around the grilled chicken shawarma as it caramelizes on the grill," Baraghani writes. | | Then you have the vegetables, a downright ingenious combination of fresh cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, mint, lemon juice, and lightly crushed pistachios. It's got fiber, it's got protein, it's got nutrients galore. And once the chicken is done marinating, you can throw it together in 30 minutes. | | Get the full recipe! |  | | Chicken is a staple of diets across the globe for a few key reasons. It's protein-rich so it can help you stay full longer and help your body build muscle and bone strength. Plus, it's high in important micronutrients like selenium, phosphorus and many B vitamins (to name a few). | | Do I have to take off the skin for chicken to be "healthy"? | | Nope! We ran this common question by our resident dietitian, Lisa Valente, and she assured us that keeping the skin on chicken won't blow up your healthy diet. | | "The skin of the chicken adds some fat and calories, but it also adds flavor to your food and helps the chicken stay moist," she says. "If you enjoy the skin, I would say keep it on and choose healthier cooking methods for your chicken more often, like baking, grilling, roasting, or air-frying." | | More delish chicken recipes: | | | | | | | | What we're using | | When would you actually use a mortar and pestle set, you ask? Well, to grind the pistachios in the recipe above, for one. It also comes in handy for a variety of other kitchen uses, including crushing herbs and spices and making dips. Cooking professionals love this tool because of its unique ability to draw out flavors and aromas. This highly rated option from ChefSofi is easy to clean and super durable. | | |  | | | ChefSofi Mortar and Pestle Set |  | | 4.7 | 18,000+ ratings | | | Details: unpolished granite | | | | | | | | | What we're digesting | | 💪 The best ways to lose weight after 50. Here are some simple adjustments that may help you shed pounds, no matter your physical capabilities or medical diagnoses. | | 🌱 6 plant-based foods to swap in at your next summer BBQ. From veggie fritters to jackfruit sandwiches, there's no shortage of plant-based menu options you can make on the grill. | | 🥛 Milk and prostate cancer: What's the link? Drinking milk is one of many risk factors for developing this type of cancer. But does that mean you should stop drinking it? | | 🏖️ Beware the "margarita burn" this summer. Careful with that lime! Apparently, there's more to worry about than hangovers and sunburns when you're sippin' margs on a sunny day. | | | That's a wrap for today! Got any summer grillin' recs we should know about? Let us know at nutritionedition@healthline.com (Please note that we may use your name and response in an upcoming edition!) | | | Until next time, |  | Take care of yourself, and we'll see
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