Kefta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
45 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
4
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Calories
556 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Kefta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
Description
This recipe uses a blend of ground beef mixed with a finely pulsed seasoning mix including onion, tomato, garlic, parsley, and aromatic spices such as paprika, allspice, coriander, cinnamon, cumin, and cloves, with added salt. The mixture is molded onto skewers and baked or grilled until cooked through to 165°F.
The tzatziki dressing is prepared by seeding and draining half a cucumber, then combining it with plain Greek yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, minced garlic, and seasoning. The dressing is chilled during the rest of the preparation.
The salad consists of fresh lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sliced mini peppers, and the remaining cucumber slices. The roasted kefta kabobs are served alongside the salad bowls, drizzled with tzatziki to provide a creamy, tangy finish that complements the spiced meat and crisp vegetables.
Ingredients
Tzatziki Dressing:
- 1/2 cucumber use the rest in the salad
- salt
- 1/2 cups yogurt plain, Greek
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon parsley finely chopped
- 1 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt pepper or to taste
Kefta seasoning mix:
- 1 onion quartered, medium
- 1 tomato quartered, medium
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ cup parsley fresh leaves
- paprika ½ t allspice, ½ t coriander, 1/2 t pepper, 1/4 t cinnamon, ¼ t cumin, pinch cloves, ½ teaspoon, spice mix
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 lice bread torn into pieces
Meat:
- 1 pound ground beef or lamb
Salad:
- lettuce about 6 ounces, any kind
- 1/2 pint cherry tomato
- 4 mini pepper sliced into rings
- cucumber sliced, remaining half, from the dressing
Instructions
- If grilling the kabobs, soak eight skewers in water. This isn't needed if you are oven baking them.
- Make the dressing. Seed half a cucumber, chop, salt and let sit in a strainer briefly to drain.. Discard juices and mix the cucumber with the rest of the dressing ingredients. Store in the refrigerator while you make the rest of the dish.
- Using a food processor, pulse the seasoning mix ingredients until finely chopped. They will look surprisingly like meat. Remove from food processor and in a separate bowl, mix with the meat.
- Form seasoned meat mixture around eight skewers. Bake in a 375 F oven until temperature is 165F, about 15 minutes. Alternatively you can grill the kabobs,
- While kabobs are cooking assemble salads. Slice the cucumber and mini peppers into rounds. Divide lettuce between four bowls, and top with tomatoes, sliced cucumber and sliced mini peppers.
- Serve salads with kefta kabobs and dressing.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 556 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 556kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 42g | 84% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 20g | 118% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 125mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1050mg | 44% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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