Kibbeh Sandwiches Recipe
Ingredients
| 3 tablespoons plain fat-free yogurt | ||
| 2 tablespoons seeded shredded cucumber | ||
| Salt | 1 Dash | |
| Boiling water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/4 cup uncooked bulgur or cracked wheat | ||
| Salt | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Lean ground lamb | 6 Ounce | |
| Parsley | 3 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Onion | 3 Tablespoon, finley chopped | |
| Pine nuts | 1 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Dash of ground cinnamon | ||
| Dash of ground allspice | ||
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Cooking spray | ||
| 1 (8-inch) pita bread round, cut in half crosswise | ||
| 2 curly leaf lettuce leaves | ||
| Alfalfa sprouts | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F
MAKING
2. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, cucumber and salt and blend them well; cover the bowl and chill it for a while
3. In another bowl, combine bulgur, one-eighth of a teaspoon of salt and boiling water and mix them well
4. Let it stand for fifteen minutes for the liquid to be absorbed
5. In yet another bowl, combine the lamb with the bulgur and also add parsley, onion, pine nuts, garlic, cinnamon, salt and pepper and allspice
6. Shape this mixture into 10 balls of 1.5", place them on a broiler coated with cooking spray and bake it ion the oven for twenty minutes
SERVING
7. Line the pitas with a leaf of lettuce, place a quarter cup of sprouts and five meatballs
8. Spoon some of the cucumber mixture over the meatballs and serve
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F
MAKING
2. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, cucumber and salt and blend them well; cover the bowl and chill it for a while
3. In another bowl, combine bulgur, one-eighth of a teaspoon of salt and boiling water and mix them well
4. Let it stand for fifteen minutes for the liquid to be absorbed
5. In yet another bowl, combine the lamb with the bulgur and also add parsley, onion, pine nuts, garlic, cinnamon, salt and pepper and allspice
6. Shape this mixture into 10 balls of 1.5", place them on a broiler coated with cooking spray and bake it ion the oven for twenty minutes
SERVING
7. Line the pitas with a leaf of lettuce, place a quarter cup of sprouts and five meatballs
8. Spoon some of the cucumber mixture over the meatballs and serve
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