Kofta Meatballs With Tomato Cucumber Salad
A simple middle eastern dish that is quick to prepare and full of flavor
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
Kofta Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef 80-85% lean.
- 1 lb ground pork you can substitute ground lamb for the pork
- 1 small onion grated finely on the fine side of a cheese grater or microplane. You are looking to get something similar to onion pulp.
- 2 cloves of garlic grated finely on the cheese grater or microplane
- 1 slice of bread soaked in water
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
Rice
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Salad
- 2 tomatoes cut into large chunks
- ½ cucumber cut into large chunks
- ¼ cup crumbled feta
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill course chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
To make the Meatballs
- Add all of your ingredients except the bread to a large bowl1 lb ground beef, 1 lb ground pork, 1 small onion, 2 cloves of garlic, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ tablespoon ground coriander, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon salt
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees
- Now take your slice of bread that has soaked in water and pick it up a squeeze out the water1 slice of bread soaked in water
- Add the bread to the bowl with your other ingredients and mix well. Keep mixing your mixture for about 5 minutes until it starts to look smooth.
- Now grab a handful (about ⅛ cup full) of the meatball mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Place your rolled meatballs on to a baking sheet
- Continue to do this until you have made all of the meatballs
- Now place your meatballs into the oven and bake for 15 minutes
- While the meatballs are baking, I like to start making my rice and salad (directions below)
- After 15 minutes remove from the oven and turn on your broiler
- Once the broiler is ready, add your meatballs back into the oven under the broiler to crisp up on the edges (about 2-3 minutes)
- After 2-3 minutes, remove the meatballs from the oven and serve immediately with rice and your salad
Rice
- Heat your olive oil on medium high heat in a medium sauce pan with lid1 tablespoon olive oil
- Now add your rice and mix around to coat well1 cup basmati rice
- Increase the heat to high heat
- Add your water and bring to a boil1 ¾ cups water
- Once it comes to a boil, add your salt, bring the temperature down to low and place the lid on top and cook for about 10 minutes or until all the water is absorbed1 teaspoon salt
Salad
- Prepare your tomatoes and cucumbers by cutting them up into large cubes. It doesn't need to be perfect.2 tomatoes cut into large chunks, ½ cucumber cut into large chunks
- Add this to a medium bowl.
- Next add your feta, salt, pepper, dill, olive oil and mix well then set aside¼ cup crumbled feta, 1 tablespoon fresh dill, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, 3 tablespoon olive oil
To Serve:
- Plate your rice, kofta and tomato salad separately. Lay them out on a table for people to plate themselves.
Nutrition
Calories: 883kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 31g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 1602mg | Potassium: 706mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 4mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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