Lamb Kofta with Tahini

Name: Lamb Kofta with Tahini
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground lamb; ½ onion, grated; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp each coriander, cinnamon, paprika; ¼ cup fresh parsley; tahini sauce: ½ cup tahini, lemon, garlic, water; flatbread, tomato, onion, parsley to serve; sumac

Middle Eastern spiced lamb kofta kebabs with tahini sauce and warm flatbread. Grating the onion rather than dicing it is what keeps the kofta moist and tender instead of dry and crumbly.

Total time

22 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

12 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfort

Ingredients

1 lbground lamb

½onion, grated

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspcumin

1 tsp eachcoriander, cinnamon, paprika

¼ cupfresh parsley

tahini sauce: ½ cup tahini, lemon, garlic, water

flatbread, tomato, onion, parsleyto serve

sumac

Instructions

Mix lamb with all spices, garlic, onion, and parsley.

Shape around skewers; grill or pan-fry 8-10 min.

Make tahini sauce.

Serve with flatbread, salad, and tahini.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

374

Protein

30.8g

Fat

24.6g

Carbs

7.6g

Fiber

2.6g

Sodium

119mg

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