Lamb kofte and pomegranate salad with garlic yogurt recipe
Bring the taste of the Middle East to your dining table with this mouthwatering lamb kofte salad. Spiced-lamb and onion koftes, on a salad of jewelled pomegranate seeds, crunchy grated carrot and little gem lettuce, accompanied by a cooling garlic yogurt dip.
See method- Serves 4
- 15 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
- 341 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 400g (13oz) lean lamb mince
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 x 30g pack fresh mint, 1/2 finely chopped, 1/2 roughly torn
- 1 x 31g pack fresh coriander, 1/2 finely chopped, 1/2 roughly torn
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp allspice
For the salad
- 2 x 80g tubs pomegranate seeds
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 carrots, coarsely grated
- 2 little gem lettuces, leaves separated
- 1 x 200g tub fat-free Greek-style natural yogurt
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1425kJ 341.0kcal
- Fat
- 20g
- Saturates
- 7g
- Salt
- 0.5g
- Sugars
- 15g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 16.4gProtein 26.2gFibre 3.2g
Method
- In a large bowl, combine the lamb, half the onion, the chopped herbs and the spices. Season, mix well with your hands, then divide into 16 even-sized pieces and mould each one into a torpedo shape.
- Heat a griddle pan over a high heat. Cook the koftes in batches for 10 minutes, turning regularly, until cooked through and slightly charred.
- Meanwhile, make the salad. Tip half the pomegranate seeds into a bowl and squash with a potato masher to release their juices.
- Add the lemon juice, honey and olive oil, then stir in the remaining pomegranate seeds. In a separate bowl, mix the carrots with the remaining onion and most of the torn herbs. Divide the lettuce between 4 serving plates and top with the carrot mixture. Put 4 koftes on each plate, then spoon over the pomegranate mixture. Mix the yogurt with the garlic in a small serving bowl. Finely chop the remaining herbs, scatter over the yogurt and serve alongside the salad.
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