Once Upon a Chef· by Jennifer Segal★ 5.0 (124)

Middle Eastern Kofta

Name: Middle Eastern Kofta
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6, 6 (about 28 golf ball-sized meatballs)
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: ¼ cup each pine nuts (almonds, and walnuts (total ¾ cup/90 g)); 1 small yellow onion, (roughly chopped); 3 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped); 1 small red bell pepper, (roughly chopped); 1 small jalapeño pepper, (seeds and ribs removed, roughly chopped (see note)); ½ cup fresh cilantro, (gently packed (okay to substitute parsley)); 2 lb ground lamb (or (80% lean ground beef)); ¾ teaspoon ground cumin; Heaping ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; Heaping ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom; Heaping ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; 1½ teaspoons salt; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; Tzatziki and hummus,

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

30% of a 2,000 cal day

596KCAL

Protein

30g60% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat49g

62%

Saturated17g

84%

Unsaturated32g

—

Total Carbs10g

Fiber3g

11%

Total Sugars3g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch4g

—

Sodium777mg

34%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Spiced lamb meatballs studded with nuts, vegetables, and herbs, served with hummus. Aromatic Middle Eastern flavors perfect for cookouts or served as an appetizer.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

¼ cupeach pine nuts) — almonds, and walnuts (total ¾ cup/90 g
1small yellow onion — roughly chopped
3garlic — roughly chopped
1small red bell pepper
1small jalapeño pepper — seeds and ribs removed, roughly chopped
½ cupfresh cilantro — gently packed, or parsley
2 lbground lamb — or 80% lean ground beef
¾ tspground cumin
¼ tspground cinnamon — heaping
¼ tspground cardamom — heaping
¼ tspground cloves — heaping
1½ tspsalt
¼ tspwhite pepper
Tzatziki and hummus

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Method

40m total

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mainmiddle easternbeefdairy freegluten free

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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