Koftas with pea and mint tabbouleh

Name: Koftas with pea and mint tabbouleh
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 flatbreads; 150 g plain greek yoghurt; 400 g peas; ½ cucumbers; 1 bunch peppermint; 1 bunch parsley; 1 ½ organic lemons; 1 onions; 1 garlic cloves; ¼ tsp paprika; some peppermint leaves; 500 g minced meat (beef or lamb); 4 long metal skewers; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp oil; 150 g couscous; ¾ tsp salt; salt and pepper to taste; 1 tsp ras el hanout; 1 pinch chilli powder; a little pepper

main dish grill

Total: 45 min. | Active: 45 min.

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Koftas are the Middle Eastern version of meatballs. They are traditionally made from a mix of minced lamb and beef, grilled on skewers and served as a mezze. The tabbouleh with peas and mint makes a refreshing addition to the spicy meat.

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Ingredients

for 4 person

Tabbouleh
150 g	couscous
4 dl	water, boiling
¼ tsp	salt
400 g	peas, fresh or frozen
	water, boiling
½	cucumber, cut into cubes
1 bunch	peppermint, roughly chopped
1 bunch	parsley, roughly chopped
½	organic lemon, grated zest and the juice
4 tbsp	olive oil
	salt and pepper to taste

Koftas
500 g	minced meat (beef or lamb)
1	onion, finely chopped
1	garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tsp	ras el hanout
¼ tsp	paprika
1 pinch	chilli powder
½ tsp	salt
a little	pepper
4	long metal skewers
1 tbsp	oil

To serve
4	flatbreads
1	organic lemon, cut into wedges
150 g	plain greek yoghurt
some	peppermint leaves

How it's done

Tabbouleh

Place the couscous in a bowl, pour in the water, season with salt, cover and leave to absorb for approx. 5 mins. Separate the couscous with a fork, leave to cool. Blanch the peas in boiling water for approx. 2 mins., drain, rinse with cold water. Add the peas to the couscous along with all the other ingredients up to and including the oil, mix and season.

Koftas

In a bowl, mix the meat with all the other ingredients up to and including the pepper, knead well until the ingredients have combined to form a compact mass. With wet hands, shape the mixture into 4 rolls, thread onto the skewers, brush with oil.

Charcoal/gas/electric grill

Cover and grill the koftas over/on a medium heat (approx. 200 °C for approx. 15 mins. all over.

To serve

Prepare the flatbreads according to the packet instructions. Plate up the tabbouleh with the koftas. Serve with the flatbread, lemon, yoghurt and mint.

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