cookSpiced lamb and pine nut köfte with yoghurt flatbread

From: gourmettraveller.com.au

700 gm coarsely minced lamb
30 gm pine nuts
¼ cup each finely chopped mint and flat-leaf parsley
1 small onion, diced
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
3 tsp ras el hanout
1 tsp each dried chilli flakes and dried mint
Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
1½ tbsp olive oil
8 shop-bought mini pita bread
To serve:
hummus
Pickled chilli salad
1 small Spanish onion, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lemon
6 pickled chillies, thinly sliced
2 tbs pextra-virgin olive oil1 cupcoarsely torn flat-leaf parsley

Preheat oven to 180C. Combine lamb, pine nuts, herbs, onion, garlic, ras el hanout, chilli, dried mint and lemon rind in a bowl, season generously to taste and mix well to combine. Roll into 16 even oval-shaped balls and thread 2 onto each of 8 metal skewers.

Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add skewers and cook, turning occasionally, until browned (4-5 minutes). Transfer to an oven tray and bake until just cooked through (2-3 minutes). While the skewers cook, wrap pita bread in foil and transfer to oven to warm through.

Meanwhile, for pickled chilli salad, combine onion, garlic and lemon juice in a bowl and stand until onion softens and turns pink (2-3 minutes). Add pickled chilli, and just before serving add oil and parsley, season to taste and toss to combine.

Serve köfte with pickled chilli salad, warm pita and hummus.

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