Lamb Kofte Pitas

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 576.8
  • Total Fat: 27.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 82.8 mg
  • Sodium: 581.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 48.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
  • Protein: 31.2 g

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Introduction

Turkish lamb kofte wrapped in a pita with mint yogurt, lettuce and tomato. Turkish lamb kofte wrapped in a pita with mint yogurt, lettuce and tomato.
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    8 oz Lamb, Ground
    2 tbsp Ketchup, Heinz
    .5 tbsp Ground tumeric (by SUPERSNAZZ)
    1 tsp Coriander seed
    1 dash Pepper, black
    .5 cup, chopped Onions, raw
    .5 cup Yogurt Plain Greek Yogurt, non-fat
    .5 serving Lemon, fresh squeezed, juice of one whole lemon
    2 pita, large (6-1/2" dia) Bread, pita, white
    0.5 cup, shredded Romaine Lettuce (salad)
    4 serving Tomato slices (1)

Tips

You can use ground beef if you cannot find ground lamb.


Directions

1. preheat oven to 375 degrees F
2. mix the yogurt, mint, and lemon in a small bowl and set aside
3. mix the lamb, tumeric, coriander, pepper, ketchup, and onions in a small bowl and form into 2 equal balls
4. roll the balls out into logs and lightly flatten
5. bake the kofte for 15min
6. place the pitas in the oven for the last 2min of the kofte's cooking
7. place kofte in the pitas and top with half of each the yogurt, lettuce and tomato

Serving Size: Makes 2 pitas

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHORT_STACK18.