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    Home » Side Dishes » Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs

    Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs

    Published: Jun 17, 2021 by Elaine · This post may contain Amazon affiliate links · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This blog generates income via ads · 2 Comments

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    Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs, hot off the grill, are crisp on the outside, soft and tender inside. Skewered potato kabobs with shallots, grilled with lemon and garlic round out a casual dinner at any time of year.

    Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs with red onions on skewers.

    These tiny Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs are quick to prepare and oh-so-delicious!  Baby potatoes, skewered with shallots and bathed in a lemon-garlic marinade--these crispy grilled potatoes are always popular in our home.

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    • ❤️ Why this recipe works
    • 🛒 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • ❓Reader's Questions about skewered potatoes
    • 🍽Serving suggestions
    • 📖 Recipe

    ❤️ Why this recipe works

    Grilling adds flavour and makes the potatoes crispy on the outside, but tender inside. They remind me of these Crispy Lemon Oven-Roasted Potatoes (that I LOVE) and these Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes with Chimichurri, but these are smoky from the grill, too.

    These potato shish kabobs take only a few minutes to get that crispy grilled texture and smoky flavour, because you cook them on the stove or in the microwave first before tossing them in the lemon-garlic marinade and threading on skewers. 

    🛒 Ingredients

    baby potatoes: or small potatoes, halved

    shallots: you can substitute red onions, or white onions if you'd like

    lemon: You'll be using both the juice and the zest. Remember to zest the lemon before juicing it.

    garlic: fresh is always best

    chives: or green onions add lots of extra flavour

    Labelled ingredients for lemon garlic potato kabobs.

    🔪 Instructions

    Here's a short description of what you'll do to make these potato kabobs with lemon and garlic. You'll find complete directions in the recipe card below.

    You'll start by boiling or microwaving the potatoes until fork tender.

    While they're cooking, whisk the oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, minced garlic, chives, salt and pepper together.
    Marinade for lemon garlic potato kabobs in a glass bowl.

    Toss the potatoes and shallots in this mixture.
    Potatoes tossed in a lemon garlic marinade.

    Thread the potatoes and shallots alternatively on pre-soaked skewers and grill over medium heat until crispy.
    Potatoes and shallots on metal skewers.

    Finish them off by sprinkling with coarse sea salt, extra chives or green onions and serve.

    Potato Kabobs skewered with shallots.

    ❓Reader's Questions about skewered potatoes

    What kind of potatoes are best for kabobs?

    This recipe works well with baby potatoes, new potatoes, yellow flesh, red potatoes, or Yukon gold.

    What other herbs work well with this recipe?

    Add rosemary, oregano, marjoram or thyme.

    How do you prevent potato kabobs from burning on the grill?

    Preheat your grill to medium heat (about 375°F.) Cooking over medium heat will prevent scorching but will still produce crispy edges. If using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them for at least 30 minutes beforehand.

    How long do you cook potato kabobs on the grill?

    Since the potatoes have already been cooked, they'll only need 8 - 10 minutes on the grill to get crispy.

    🍽Serving suggestions

    Grilled Potato Shish Kabobs are delicious

    • as a side dish for holiday dinners
    • with new baby potatoes in the spring
    • as an easy summertime side with grilled meat or fish.

    They're fun to eat with chicken or shrimp kabobs like these

    • Easy Thai Chicken Skewers,
    • Greek Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki,
    • 10-Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers
    • Thai Grilled Turmeric Chicken Kabobs.

    If you loved this recipe, please leave a comment and a star rating below. Thanks in advance! It really helps more people to find it! Subscribe to my newsletter and have new recipes delivered straight to your inbox.

    This post has been updated with extra information and photos to make it more helpful.

    📖 Recipe

    Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs with shallots

    Grilled Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs

    Make these Lemon Garlic Potato Kabobs at any time of year! Cook potatoes until tender, toss in a marinade made with lemon, garlic and chives, thread on to skewers alternatively with shallots (or onions) and grill until skins are crispy.
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    Course: Sides
    Cuisine: American, Canadian
    Diet: Gluten Free
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 241kcal
    Author: Elaine
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    Ingredients

    • 1 lb small potatoes (about 12 - 15)
    • 6 medium shallots
    • ¼ cup olive oil extra virgin
    • 1 teaspoon finely grated zest of one lemon
    • ¼ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
    • 2 tablespoon fresh chives or green onions
    • 4 cloves garlic, minced
    • sea salt and pepper to taste (or smoked sea salt)

    Instructions

    • If using wooden skewers, place them in water to soak.
    • Scrub potatoes, cut in half if larger than 1 inch in diamter and boil or microwave until just tender (and can be pierced with a fork). Drain.
    • Peel and quarter the shallots.
    • In a large bowl, place the oil and lemon juice. Grate the lemon zest, squeeze the lemon, minced the garlic, snip the chives and whisk together with the salt and pepper. Gently toss the potatoes and shallots with the lemon-herb mixture to coat.
    • Thread the potatoes and shallots alternatively on skewers.
    • Grill over medium heat, turning and reserving with the remaining marinade until crispy, 8 - 10 minutes. Sprinkle with a little coarse sea salt (or smoked sea salt) and serve.

    Notes

    To prevent potato kabobs from burning on the grill, preheat your grill to medium heat (about 375°F.) Cooking over medium heat will prevent scorching but will still produce crispy edges.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 630mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 33.1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1.5mg
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    1. Victoria Murray

      March 05, 2023 at 11:38 am

      5 stars
      I made these and they was great! I even made more of the marinade to use for my salmon. The only change I made was that I boil my taters because they were too big and I have found that they soak up the marinade better. I used onions out of necessity and asparagus because I love it. Great job!

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      • Elaine

        March 05, 2023 at 1:59 pm

        Hi Victoria, That's great to hear! Thanks so much for commenting and for sharing how you adapted this recipe!

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