Beef kofta

Preparing the beef kofta – 10 minutes

Finely chop the red onion and garlic cloves, as fine as you can, or use a grater. Rinse the mint leaves and parsley and finely chop them. Roast the pine nuts in a dry small skillet for a minute.

Be careful they won't turn too dark. Coarsely chop the pine nuts and combine the pine nuts, minced beef, red onion, garlic, mint, parsley and the ground herbs. Season with pepper and salt.  

Divide into 8 equal parts and use your hands to create the desired size. You can use skewers, or roll them into flat little balls or whichever you prefer. You can set them in the fridge for half an hour, this way they will keep their shape during grilling, but that's optional.  

Grilling the beef kofta – 10 minutes

Heat the grill pan on high heat. Grease the kofta with a little bit of olive oil. Place them on the hot grill pan and cook them for about 4 minutes on both sides.

Serve with a green salad and plain cooked rice or you can serve it with a delicious couscous salad. In Greece, they usually serve kofte with tzatziki. See below for our Tzatziki recipe: