Beef Kofta with Lemon Yogurt Sauce

When you’ve hit meatball overload, though, and want to switch things up you have to consider this Beef Kofta and Lemon Yogurt Sauce recipe. It’s essentially a meatball jazzed up with a bunch of spices! If you don’t have skewers you can make them into patties, rolls or even burgers before cooking. They’re a special Middle Eastern dish that’s easy to toss together on a week night or any time you want to have your family’s eyes pop with a new and exciting dish!

Author: Weelicious

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: Greek

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 4 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 614 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 lb - lean ground beef
1 - onion
3 cloves - garlic
2 tablespoons - paprika
½ tsp - coriander
2 teaspoons - ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons - kosher salt
1 cup - greek yogurt
¼ cup - mint
1 - lemon
4 - middle eastern flatbreads
1 - persian cucumber
1 - tomato

Instructions

Place the beef, onion, garlic, paprika, coriander, cumin, and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a bowl and mix to combine well.
Form the meat into 8 equal sausages.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and saute the kofta sausages for 6 minutes, turning every 2 minutes to brown evenly.
While the kofta are cooking, in a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, mint, lemon juice, and remaining salt.
Serve the kofta in a flatbread with the lemon yogurt sauce, cucumber and tomato slices.

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