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Greek Lamb Koftas

Grated onion, cumin, thyme and allspice flavor ground lamb, which is rested, shaped on skewers and grilled until browned outside and just pink inside. Serve with pita and sliced tomatoes.

  • Yield6 servings (8 koftas)
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 11 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Koftas

  • 1large onion, grated
  • 1 tbspcoarse salt
  • 900 gfinely ground lamb
  • 2large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 8 gcilantro leaves, chopped
  • 2 tspground cumin
  • 1 tspdried thyme
  • ½ tspground allspice
  • to tasteblack pepper
  • 1 tbspolive oil, for greasing and brushing

To serve

  • 6pita breads
  • 3tomatoes, sliced

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Thyme
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cumin
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton

Taste

  • Heat
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Grill

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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