Middle Eastern · Lunch
Fried Meat and Bulgur Sandwich (High-Protein)
A Middle Eastern pita sandwich filled with pan-fried spiced ground beef and bulgur, topped with a soft-boiled egg, cottage cheese, tomato, cucumber and tahini-yogurt sauce. Warm cumin and allspice carry the flavour, finished with fresh parsley.
$4
15 minsPrep
20 minsCook
35 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
745Calories
54.6gProtein
38gFat
49.2gCarbs
6.5gSugar
7.1gFiber
1204mgSodium
405mgChol
12.8gSat Fat
920mgPotassium
224mgCalcium
6.2mgIron
3.4mcgVitamin B12
12mgVitamin C
protein-rich
high-fiber
high-protein
Instructions
1
Prep
Dice the onion finely, mince the garlic cloves, and combine the cooked bulgur, cumin and allspice with the ground beef in a bowl.
2
Soft-boil
Lower the egg into simmering water over medium heat and cook 6 minutes until white is set and yolk is jammy.
3
Fry
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and fry the beef-bulgur mixture for 7 minutes, breaking into crumbles, until deeply browned.
4
Whisk
Combine yogurt, tahini, lemon juice and grated garlic clove in a bowl and whisk until smooth, seasoning with salt and pepper.
5
Build
Warm the pita in the dry skillet over medium heat for 30 seconds, split it open, spread sauce inside, and layer filling, cottage cheese, egg, cucumber, tomato and parsley.
6
Plate
Close the pita and place on a plate.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 12 oz340g ground beef
- 2/3 cup110g cooked bulgur
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp allspice
- 22 large eggs, soft-boiled and halved
- 1/2 cup120g cottage cheese (full-fat)
- 22 pita bread (about 2.5 oz/70g)
- 4 tbsp60g plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp30g tahini
- 2 tsp10ml lemon juice
- 22 small clove garlic
- 66 cucumber slices
- 66 tomato slices
- parsley leaves
- 2 tbsp28g olive oil
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- a pinch of black pepper
