🥙 Grilled Turkish Kofte

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Spiced Turkish lamb meatballs grilled on the griddle, served with yogurt.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 852 calories per serving💪 65 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 12.5 oz (350 g) ground lamb
  • 2 whole pita bread
  • 2/3 cup (150 g) Greek yogurt
  • 1 bunch fresh mint
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 tbsp (22 ml) olive oil

How to make it, step by step

  1. Mix the ground lamb with the cumin, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
  2. Shape into elongated kofte about 3 inches (8 cm) long and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  3. Heat the griddle over high heat and cook the kofte for 4-5 minutes per side.
  4. Serve over pita bread with the Greek yogurt.
  5. Sprinkle with chopped fresh mint and drizzle with olive oil.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

852
calories
65 g
protein
33 g
carbs
52 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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