Kafta Bil Tahinah (Ground Meat with Tahini Sauce)

Warmly spiced lamb kofta recipe (a kind of meatball-kebab hybrid) baked in a creamy, lemony tahini sauce. Goes great served with flatbread or fries!

Total Time

45min

5.0

5 Ratings

Author: Richard Smith

Servings:

Ingredients

•

8 oz

Ground Lamb

•

Onion , chopped

•

1 cup

Fresh Parsley , chopped

•

2 tsp

Salt

•

1 dash

Ground Black Pepper

•

1 dash

Simply Organic Cinnamon, Ground

•

1 cup

Water

•

1/2 cup

Distilled White Vinegar

•

3/4 cup

Tahini

•

1 1/4

Lemons , juiced

•

1/2 cup

Pine Nuts

Cooking Instructions

Mix the Ground Lamb (8 oz) , Onion (1) , Fresh Parsley (1 cup) , Salt (1 tsp) , Ground Black Pepper (1 dash) , and Simply Organic Cinnamon, Ground (1 dash) .

Grease a 40cm baking dish. Place meat mixture in the baking dish, covering the bottom, and pat down until smooth.

In a bowl mix the Water (1 cup) , Distilled White Vinegar (1/2 cup) , Tahini (3/4 cup) , and the juice from Lemons (1 1/4) and Salt (1 tsp) for the sauce.

Pour over the meat and garnish with Pine Nuts (1/2 cup) .

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes, making sure meat is baked through.

Serve hot with fresh-cut, oven-baked fries or flatbread. For a lower-carb option, serve with a salad.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

268

FAT

22.3 g

PROTEIN

9.9 g

CARBS

9.0 g