Middle Eastern · Dinner
Skewered Ground Meat Grill
Ground lamb skewers seasoned with onion, parsley, cumin, and allspice, hand-pressed onto flat metal skewers and grilled over high heat until charred outside and juicy within. Served with warm pita, cucumber, tomato, mint, and a garlic-yogurt sauce.
$5
15 minsPrep
10 minsCook
25 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
478Calories
33.6gProtein
27.6gFat
24.1gCarbs
4.9gSugar
3.6gFiber
1035mgSodium
146mgChol
10.9gSat Fat
620mgPotassium
140mgCalcium
4.2mgIron
2.3mcgVitamin B12
10mgVitamin C
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Instructions
1
Prep
Combine ground lamb, onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, allspice, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix by hand until evenly blended and tacky.
2
Chill
Cover and refrigerate the mixture for 20 minutes until firm enough to grip a skewer.
3
Grill
Brush skewers lightly with olive oil and grill over high heat for 8 to 10 minutes, turning every 2 to 3 minutes until charred outside and no longer pink inside.
4
Plate
Warm pita on the grill, then serve skewers alongside pita, yogurt sauce mixed with grated garlic and lemon juice, cucumber, tomato, and mint.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 12 oz340g ground lamb
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp onion
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil, for brushing
- 22 small pita (about 2 oz / 57g)
- 4 tbsp60g plain yogurt
- 22 small garlic clove, for yogurt sauce
- 1 tsp1 tsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp cucumber
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp tomato
- 2 tsp2 tsp fresh mint
