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Beef Kofta with Mint-Yogurt Sauce
Spiced ground-beef kofta grilled until charred and juicy, served over rice with a cooling mint-yogurt sauce, a classic of the Eastern Mediterranean table.
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Ingredients
serves 4From the garden
- ½ cup fresh mint, leaves finely chopped, divided
- 1 small yellow onion, grated on a box grater
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
From the pantry
- 1½ lb ground beef (85/15)
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 lemon · half juiced into the sauce, half in wedges
- 1¼ cups long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 1 tbsp olive oil · for the grill or pan
- salt · to taste
- black pepper