Grilled Vegetarian Kofta & Vegetable Kebabs
9
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Thanks to plant-based “ground beef,” you can flavor and shape your own plant-based burgers, meatballs, and patties to your liking. We use grated onion, ground cumin, and cilantro to create kofta-inspired vegan kebabs. The accompanying vegetables make this a meal, along with a savory sauce that brings everything together. You can cook these in a grill pan or on an outdoor grill over medium-high heat.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
5 spray(s)
Cherry tomatoes
16 medium
Uncooked zucchini
2 small
Uncooked yellow summer squash
2 small
Orange bell pepper
1 medium
Extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp
Kosher salt
¾ tsp
Black pepper
¾ tsp
Red onion
1 large
Beyond Meat® Beyond Beef® plant-based ground beef
1 pound(s)
Cilantro
½ cup(s)
Ground cumin
1¼ tsp
Plain fat free Greek yogurt
½ cup(s)
Fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp
Garlic clove
1 clove(s)
Table salt
⅛ tsp
Black pepper
⅛ tsp
Instructions
1
In medium bowl, toss tomatoes, zucchini, squash, bell pepper, oil, and 1⁄4 tsp each salt and black pepper. Halve onion lengthwise and cut 1 half into wedges. (Set aside remaining half.) Add onion wedges to vegetables and toss to coat. Using 8 (8- to 10-inch) skewers, alternately thread a few pieces of onion, 2 squash pieces, 2 tomatoes, 2 bell pepper pieces, and 2 zucchini pieces onto each skewer.
2
Coat large grill pan with nonstick spray and heat over high for 4 to 5 minutes or until very hot. Add vegetable kebabs, in batches if necessary, and grill for 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Remove kebabs from pan and keep warm.
3
Meanwhile, into same bowl, grate remaining onion half using large holes of box grater. Add plant protein, cilantro, 1 tsp cumin, and 1⁄2 tsp each salt and black pepper and mix well. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions. Mold each portion into 6-inch-long oval shape. Thread kofta onto 4 skewers. Grill until kofta are cooked through and lightly charred, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
4
In small bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, and remaining 1⁄4 tsp cumin, 1⁄8 tsp salt, and 1⁄8 tsp pepper. Serve sauce with kebabs.
5
Serving size: 1 kofta kebab, 2 vegetable kebabs, and 2 tbsp sauce
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