Name: Baked kibbeh with tabouli
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: tabouli, to serve; 3/4 cup burghul; 500 gram lamb mince; 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoon pine nuts; cooking oil spray; pita bread and natural yogurt, to serve; Tabouli; 1/4 cup burghul; 2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1/3 cup chopped mint; 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped; 2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

Baked kibbeh with tabouli

This traditional Middle Eastern dish is so versatile in how it's served. Try baking in different shapes and styles.

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

25M

Total

45M

Ingredients

tabouli, to serve

3/4 cup burghul

500 gram lamb mince

1 medium brown onion, finely chopped

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

2 tablespoon pine nuts

cooking oil spray

pita bread and natural yogurt, to serve

Tabouli

1/4 cup burghul

2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

1/3 cup chopped mint

1/2 small red onion, finely chopped

2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

Method

Baked kibbeh with tabouli

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan forced. Grease a 26x16cm slice pan. Make Tabouli as recipe directs.

2.Place burghul in a small heatproof bowl; cover with boiling water. Stand 15 minutes. Drain; using your hands, remove as much liquid as possible. Place burghul in a large bowl. Add mince, onion, spices and parsley. Mix well.

3.Press mince mixture into prepared pan; smooth surface. Using a sharp knife, score mince into a diamond pattern (4cm wide), cutting half way through. Sprinkle with pine nuts; spray with oil. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked.

4.Serve kibbeh with tabouli, torn pita bread and yogurt.

Tabouli

5.Place burghul in a medium bowl. Sprinkle tomato and juice over burghul. Stand for 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper.

Kibbeh is a Middle Eastern dish consisting of lamb mince, burghul and spices. Traditionally, it’s served raw. -Burghul (sometimes spelt ‘bourghul’) is cracked wheat that’s been steamed then dried. Find it in the health food aisle or at a health food store. You can shape mince mixture into patties then pan-fry. Use extra-ripe, juicy tomatoes to help soften the burghul. Makes 2 cups
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Ingredients

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Baked kibbeh with tabouli

Tabouli

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