Lamb Kofta with Couscous, Salad and Sumac Yoghurt Dressing

Lamb Kofta with Couscous, Salad and Sumac Yoghurt Dressing

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, December 25, 2016.

Deliciously fragrant lamb koftas with couscous, salad and sumac yoghurt dressing.


Ingredients

LAMB KOFTA

  • 300g lamb mince
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ brown onion, finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1½ teaspoons lamb kofta mix
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg

COUSCOUS

  • ¾ cup chicken stock
  • ½ teaspoon sumac
  • ¾ cup couscous

SALAD

  • ½ punnet cherry tomatoes
  • ½ telegraph cucumber
  • 1 spring onion
  • 1–2 tablespoons finely sliced mint leaves
  • Juice of ½ lemon

SUMAC YOGHURT DRESSING

  • ½ cup natural yoghurt
  • 1–2 tablespoons sliced mint leaves
  • Juice of ¼ lemon
  • 1 teaspoon sumac (half reserved for serving)

Steps

  1. BBQ grill or hot plate to medium-high (if using).
  2. Mix all lamb kofta ingredients together in a medium bowl, using clean hands, until well combined. Shape into golf ball-sized balls and drizzle with a little olive oil. Heat a large fry-pan on medium-high heat and cook kofta for 10–12 minutes, turning regularly, until golden and cooked through.
  3. While kofta are cooking, prepare couscous. In a small pot, bring chicken stock and sumac to the boil. Remove from heat, add couscous, stir and cover with a lid. Leave to soak for 5 minutes before fluffing up grains with a fork.
  4. While couscous cooks, prepare salad. Cut cherry tomatoes in half; dice cucumber; thinly slice spring onion. Add all to a large bowl, along with mint, lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
  5. In a small bowl, mix all sumac yoghurt dressing ingredients together, reserving half the measure of sumac to serve.
  6. Divide couscous, salad and lamb kofta between plates. Drizzle sumac yoghurt dressing over kofta and garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of sumac.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2116 kj
506 kcal
Protein 39.4g
Carbohydrate 49.0g
Fat 16.6g