Herby beef koftas with a couscous salad
Serves 4-5
Ingredients
1 cup couscous
Koftas:
1kg beef mince
1 tbsp cumin & smoked paprika
1 tsp cinnamon & turmeric
1 cup parsley – finely chopped
1 large carrot – grated
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup chopped toasted almonds or pine nuts
4 large garlic cloves – minced
Yoghurt dressing:
1 cup Greek yoghurt
1 garlic clove – minced
1 tbsp dried dill
1 tbsp sumac
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Couscous Salad:
1 cup parley – finely chop
1 cup mint – finely chop
1/2 cucumber - diced
Large tomato or 1 punnet cherry toms- diced
1/2 red onion - diced
1/4 red cabbage - shaved
2 tbsp extra virgin OO
Juice of one big juicy lemon
Instructions
Cook the couscous as per the packet instructions.
Mix the kofta ingredients together in a bowl. Roll into 20 koftas.
Chop the salad ingredients and add to a large serving bowl. Once the couscous has cooled stir this in.
Mix the yoghurt ingredients together. Set aside.
Fry the Koftas in a large pan on a medium heat with lots of oil, turning on all sides until cooked through. It wont take too long maybe 5 mins or so.
Plate everything up and enjoy!
