Aromatic Beef Kabobs with Cucumber Yogurt

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Aromatic Beef Kabobs with Cucumber Yogurt

This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	518518 cal
pro	31 g31g pro
total fat	18 g18g total fat
sat. fat	8 g8g sat. fat
carb	53 g53g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	73 mg73mg chol
sodium	904 mg904mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1818 calcium
iron	3636 iron
vit A	99 vit A
vit C	77 vit C
folate	3131 folate

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These kabobs make great party food for a backyard gathering. If you like, substitute ground lamb for the beef for an authentic Middle-Eastern taste. Serve with pitas warmed on the grill and cucumber yogurt sauce.

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef 1 1lb lblean ground beef or lean ground lamb
1/4 cup currants , (chopped)1/4 1/4cup cupcurrantcurrants or raisins, (chopped)
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs 1/4 1/4cup cupdry breadcrumbs
2 tbsp minced fresh coriander 2 2tbsp tbspminced fresh coriander
1 tbsp minced gingerroot 1 1tbsp tbspminced gingerroot
1 tbsp garlic 1 1tbsp tbspgarlic
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 1/2tsp tspground cinnamon
1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tsppepper
1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 1/2tsp tspdried oregano
1/2 tsp thyme 1/2 1/2tsp tspthyme
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/4 1/4tsp tspground cumin
4 Greek-style pita breads , (no pocket)4 4Greek-style pita breadGreek-style pita breads, (no pocket)
2 cups shredded red leaf lettuce 2 2cups cupsshredded red leaf lettuce or romaine lettuce
1 cucumber , yogurt (recipe below)1 1cucumbercucumbers, yogurt (recipe below)

Preparation

In bowl, blend beef, currants, bread crumbs, coriander, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, pepper, oregano, thyme, salt and cumin. Divide into 12 portions; form into egg shapes, flattening slightly. Thread onto skewers.

Place on greased grill over medium-high heat. Close lid and grill, turning twice, until digital meat thermometer inserted in centre of a few reads 160°F (71°C), 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, grill pita on both sides until slightly crisp, 2 minutes. Serve kabobs, lettuce and Cucumber Yogurt in pitas.

Additional information : Cucumber Yogurt

In bowl, combine 1 cup (250 mL) Balkan-style plain yogurt; 1/2 cup (125 mL) grated peeled cucumber; 1 green onion, thinly sliced; 1 tsp (5 mL) lemon juice; and 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt and granulated sugar. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 1-1/3 cups (325 mL).

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: June 2008