Middle Eastern · Lunch
Spiced Ground Meat Sandwich
Ground beef seasoned with cumin, cinnamon, and allspice, pan-seared with onion and pine nuts, then tucked into warm pita with tomato, cucumber, and a garlic-tahini yogurt sauce. The spicing echoes Levantine kofta while the sandwich format makes it a handheld lunch with cooling, tangy contrast against the warm spiced meat.
$4
15 minsPrep
10 minsCook
25 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
615Calories
34.8gProtein
37.9gFat
34.6gCarbs
6.8gSugar
4.9gFiber
1015mgSodium
126mgChol
11.9gSat Fat
760mgPotassium
140mgCalcium
4.9mgIron
2.6mcgVitamin B12
10.5mgVitamin C
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Instructions
1
Prep
Dice the onion and mince the garlic; measure out the cumin, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and pepper into a small bowl.
2
Toast
Heat the pine nuts in a dry small skillet over medium heat 2 minutes, shaking the pan, until golden brown and fragrant.
3
Sear
Heat the olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat; add the ground beef, onion, and garlic with the spice mix, breaking up the meat with a spatula, 6–8 minutes until no pink remains and edges crisp.
4
Whisk
In a small bowl, whisk the yogurt, tahini, grated garlic, and lemon juice together until smooth and pourable.
5
Warm
Heat the pita in a dry skillet over medium heat 30 seconds per side until soft, pliable, and lightly blistered.
6
Build
Split the pita open, spread the tahini-yogurt sauce inside, then layer in arugula, tomato, and cucumber slices.
7
Plate
Spoon the spiced beef and toasted pine nuts into the pita, scatter with parsley, and serve immediately.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 12 oz340g ground beef
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp pine nuts
- 4 tbsp60g onion
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp10ml olive oil
- 22 pita bread (about 2.4 oz/68g)
- 4 tbsp60g plain whole-milk yogurt
- 2 tsp10g tahini
- 11 small clove garlic
- 2 tsp10ml lemon juice
- 44 tomato slices
- 88 cucumber slices
- 22 small handful arugula
- 2 tsp8g parsley
