Greek Beef and Lamb Kafta Kabobs
This simple recipe for homemade Greek Beef and Lamb Kafta Kabobs is a protein packed appetizer or light dinner!
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Cast Iron Grill Pan (or cast iron skillet)
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground beef (90% lean)
- ½ pound ground lamb
- ¼ cup yellow onion (diced)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Lemon Tahini Hummus (for serving)
- Cucumber (for serving)
- Cherry Tomatoes (for serving)
- Kalamata Olives (for serving)
- Bagel Chips or Crackers (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the ground beef and lamb, diced onion, lemon juice, sea salt, pepper, garlic, oregano, and thyme. Mix together until combined and the spices are evenly distributed.
- Divide the meat mixture into 8 portions.
- Using your hands form an oblong shape with each portion of meat and wrap it around a 6-inch skewer, ensuring that it covers about half the skewer. Place on a plate and continue with the rest of the meat.
- In a large grill pan, or on the grill, heat to medium/high. Add the olive oil to coat the pan.
- Place the kabobs onto the grill pan and sear, cook for about 8 to 10 minutes, rotating every few minutes to ensure even cooking and grill marks on each side.
- Serve with hummus, chopped cucumbers, Cherry tomatoes, and Kalamata olives.
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Notes
Tips
- You can soak the bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes to prevent burning. However, I didn’t do this here and I didn’t have any problems. But, if you do notice your wooden skewers are burning, this is a great trick!
- I used 6-inch skewers. If you want to use larger ones, you can do that and get 4 total instead of 8 total skewers. If using larger ones, it may be easier to form the meat into the middle of the skewer, leaving skewer on each side.
- I found it's easiest to create the oblong shape of meat first and place it on a platter. Place the skewer into the middle and form the meat around it.
- You can make these on the grill or in a cast iron skillet. Either way will work! I used a grill cast iron pan, which was super easy.
- You can add feta on top of these as well, it’s totally delicious this way!
- You can also serve these with my Organic Tzatziki Sauce With Fresh Dill and fresh mint. This Greek yogurt dip is also a great dipper if you want to serve alongside the hummus or in place of it.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
- High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.
Nutrition
Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 23gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 657mgPotassium: 395mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 3mg
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