Easy Beef Koftas & Cucumber Ribbon Couscous
with Almonds & Garlic Yoghurt
Spice up your mealtime with beef koftas! Juicy, savoury and packed with flavour, these bundles of joy go perfectly with a vibrant couscous salad and tangy garlic yoghurt. Load up your plate and dig in.
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Ingredients
1
cucumber
½
lemon
3 clove
garlic
1
carrot
½ packet
thyme
1 packet
beef mince
1 packet
fine breadcrumbs
(Contains Gluten; May be present Peanut, Sesame, Milk, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Pine Nut, Walnut. )
1 sachet
Middle Eastern Seasoning
1 sachet
Chicken-Style Stock Powder
1 packet
couscous
(Contains Gluten(Wheat); )
1 packet
Currants
1 packet
Greek-Style Yoghurt
(Contains Milk; )
1 packet
baby leaves
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1
egg
(Contains Egg; )
¾ cup
water
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Using a vegetable peeler, peel cucumber into ribbons. Slice lemon into wedges. Finely chop garlic. Grate carrot. • Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Toast flaked almonds, tossing, until golden, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. • In a large bowl, combine beef mince, fine breadcrumbs, Middle Eastern seasoning, the egg and a pinch of salt. • Using damp hands, roll beef mixture into small koftas (you should get 3 koftas per person).
• In a medium saucepan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. • Add half the garlic and carrot and cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. • Add pearl couscous and toast, stirring occasionally, until golden, 1-2 minutes. • Add the water and a pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Cook, uncovered on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until tender and the water is absorbed, 10-12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook remaining garlic until fragrant, 1 minute. • Transfer garlic oil to a small bowl, then add Greek-style yoghurt and stir to combine. Season to taste and set aside. • Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook koftas, turning regularly, until browned and cooked through, 10-12 minutes (cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded).
• To the saucepan with the couscous, add cucumber, baby leaves, a generous squeeze of lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil. Season to taste. • Divide couscous salad between bowls. • Top with beef koftas and and a dollop of garlic yoghurt. Tear over thyme and sprinkle over flaked almonds. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges. Enjoy!