Moroccan beef koftas with salad, pita chips & lemon garlic hummus recipe

Moroccan beef koftas with salad, pita chips & lemon garlic hummus

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Oven tray
  • Baking paper
  • 1 Medium bowl
  • 1 Large frypan
  • 1 Small bowl

Ingredients

Koftas

  • 1 carrot
  • 600 g beef mince
  • 2 tbsp Moroccan seasoning
  • ¼ cup / 15 g panko breadcrumbs or gluten-free breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp / 30 ml apple cider vinegar

Pita

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil
  • 2 pita bread or gluten-free pita bread

Veggies

  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 tomato
  • 1 baby cos lettuce
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil

To serve

  • 100 g hummus lemon and garlic

Instructions

Before you start

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

Make koftas

  1. Finely grate 1 carrot into a medium-sized bowl. Add 600 g beef mince, 2 tbsp Moroccan seasoning, ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs and a pinch of salt and mix until well combined. Using a ¼ cup measure and damp hands, shape the mince mixture into rugby ball-shaped koftas.

Cook kofta

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frypan on medium-high heat. Cook the kofta for 8-10 minutes, turning frequently, until cooked through. Meanwhile, mix 1 tbsp honey1 tbsp water and 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar in a small bowl. Pour the glaze over the koftas and turn to coat, reserve the bowl. Cook for a further 1 minute, until reduced.

Make pita chips

  1. Peel and mince 2 cloves garlic. Combine 1 tbsp olive oil and garlic in the reserved bowl. Brush 2 pita bread with the garlic oil, season with salt and slice into wedges. Lay in a single layer on the prepared oven tray and bake for 10 minutes, or until golden and toasted.

Make salad

  1. Adding to a large bowl as you go - dice 2 tomato and 1 cucumber. Slice 1 baby cos lettuce into chunks. Add 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar and 1 tbsp olive oil and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

To serve

  1. Divide the Moroccan beef koftas and salad between plates and serve with the pita chips and lemon garlic hummus on the side for dipping.

Nutrition

Calories: 548kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 395mg | Potassium: 990mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 5mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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