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Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt

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Meat-led quick plates with lamb koftas, couscous, cucumber yoghurt, cherry tomatoes, parsley, lemon, cumin, paprika, and black pepper.

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25 min680 kcal4 base servingsDinnerQuickFamily Friendly
ContainsGluten, Milk
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Focus ingredients: lamb mince, couscous, cucumber, greek yoghurt

Dietary fit: No diet tags added for this recipe yet

Serving tip: Small koftas cook faster and are easier for children to tuck into flatbread or couscous.

Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 500g lamb mince
  • 280g couscous
  • 1 cucumber
  • 300g cherry tomatoes
  • 200g greek yoghurt
  • 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

wide frying pan, mixing bowl, heatproof bowl, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt cooking step 1: Prepare the fresh bits.
    Step 1

    Prepare the fresh bits

    Dice half the cucumber, cut the rest into sticks, halve the cherry tomatoes, chop the flat leaf parsley, zest the lemon, and cut it into wedges.

    5 min
  2. Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt cooking step 2: Shape the koftas.
    Step 2

    Shape the koftas

    Season the lamb mince with ground cumin, smoked paprika, black pepper, half the parsley, and half the lemon zest, then shape into 12 small koftas.

    5 min
  3. Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt cooking step 3: Cook the koftas.
    Step 3

    Cook the koftas

    Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a wide frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the lamb koftas for 8 to 10 minutes, turning until browned and cooked through with no pink centre.

    10 min
  4. Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt cooking step 4: Make the couscous.
    Step 4

    Make the couscous

    Put the couscous in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water by 1cm, cover the bowl, and leave for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.

    5 min
  5. Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt cooking step 5: Stir the cucumber yoghurt.
    Step 5

    Stir the cucumber yoghurt

    Stir the greek yoghurt with the diced cucumber, remaining lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a little black pepper.

    2 min
  6. Lamb Kofta Couscous Plates with Cucumber Yoghurt cooking step 6: Build the plates.
    Step 6

    Build the plates

    Divide the couscous between plates, add the lamb koftas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber sticks, cucumber yoghurt, remaining parsley, and lemon wedges.

    2 min