Recipe: Memorial Day Hot Dog & Veggie Skewers

Copyright Charlie Gillette @ Delish

The bugs are buzzing, the birds are singing, and the sun is shining! Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and is one of the most exciting holidays of the year because of it. This year, whether you’re having a large gathering or keeping things small, give your Memorial Day weekend an upgrade with this new twist on an old classic: Hot dog and vegetable skewers!

What You’ll Need

For Sauce

1/4 cup barbecue sauce

1-1/2 tbsp. ketchup

1 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tsp. rice wine vinegar

1/2 7sp. chili powder

For Skewers

1 hot dog, quartered

3 cups diced pineapple

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 green bell pepper, diced

1 small red onion, diced

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk to combine all sauce ingredients. Preheat grill or grill pan on medium heat.
  2. Build skewers by alternating hot dogs, pineapple, peppers, and red onion. Brush all over with sauce and place on preheated grill.
  3. Grill, flipping every couple of minutes and basting with remaining sauce until skewers are charred, about 6-8 minutes total.

Recipe serves 8. View the original recipe at Delish here.