Turkey kofta and vegetable kebabs with yogurt sauce
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Total time: 37 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Here's a family-friendly dinner that's great for a crowd. Make it a complete Middle Eastern feast by setting out bowls of olives, pickled vegetables, chopped pickles, hummus, and za'atar-dusted pita. Invest in some decorative metal skewers to elevate your meal's presentation. You'll also save time by not having to soak wooden skewers, and reduce your waste. If you have extra skewers, grill some extra vegetable kebabs to toss with cooked pasta, a little tomato sauce, and crumbled feta for dinner tomorrow.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Uncooked 93% lean ground turkey
1 pound(s)
Uncooked onion
1 medium, shredded
Dried plain breadcrumbs
½ cup(s)
Fresh parsley
2 Tbsp, chopped
Fresh mint leaves
1 Tbsp, chopped
Ground cumin
1½ tsp
Ground coriander
1 tsp
Paprika
1 tsp
Table salt
¾ tsp
Table salt
1 pinch(es)
Ground cinnamon
½ tsp
Ground allspice
¼ tsp
Cherry tomatoes
2 cup(s)
Uncooked zucchini
2 small, cut into 1-inch slices
Olive oil
1 tsp
Plain fat free Greek yogurt
½ cup(s)
Garlic
1 clove(s), minced
Fresh lemon juice
1½ tsp
Instructions
1
Coat broiler rack with cooking spray, then preheat broiler.
2
Mix together turkey, onion, bread crumbs, parsley, mint, cumin, coriander, paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and allspice in large bowl. Shape mixture into 16 balls. Thread balls onto 4 (10-inch) metal skewers (if using wooden skewers, soak in water 20 minutes prior to use to prevent charring). Place on prepared broiler rack.
3
Combine tomatoes, zucchini, oil, and ¼ teaspoon salt in another large bowl. Thread vegetables onto 4 more skewers. Place on prepared broiler rack.
4
Broil skewers 5 inches from heat, turning once, until kofta are cooked through and tomatoes are blistered, about 12 minutes.
5
Meanwhile, to make sauce, stir together yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and pinch of salt in small bowl. Serve skewers with sauce.
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Serving size: 1 kofta kebab, 1 vegetable kebab, and 2 tablespoons sauce
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