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Spiced Kebabs with Preserved Lemon Dill Yogurt

Oven-broiled kafta kebabs blended with dill, cilantro and warm spice, browned outside and juicy within, served with a cool yogurt sauce sharpened by preserved lemon and dill. Good with orzo rice or flatbread.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6 (about 15 kebabs)
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Kebabs

  • 700 gground beef, lamb, veal or a mix
  • 60 gpita or white bread, crusts removed, torn
  • 1small onion, quartered
  • 1 clovesmall garlic clove, peeledoptional
  • 10 gfresh cilantro (coriander), a small handful
  • 10 gfresh dill, a small handful
  • 1½ tspsalt
  • 1½ tspNine-Spice Mix, baharat or Lebanese 7-spice blend
  • 1 tspAleppo pepperoptional
  • 1 tbspolive oil, plus a little for greasing the pan

Preserved lemon dill yogurt

  • 250 gplain yogurt
  • 1 tbsppreserved lemon rind, rinsed and roughly chopped
  • 10 gfresh dill, a small handful

To serve

  • to tasteOrzo Rice or Unleavened Flatbread

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

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

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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