Kefta and Zucchini Kebabs

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain yogurt (preferably whole-milk)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil (we used about half of this)
• 2 medium zucchini (1 1/4 lb total), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices (don’t skim on their thickness, or you will have difficulty threading them, as we did)
• 2 slices firm white sandwich bread, torn into small pieces
• 1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 lb ground lamb (from shoulder) (or if, like Deb, you do not like lamb, dark turkey meat is an excellent substitution)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted and finely chopped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

Counts 18 of 20 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 18 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Lamb	100g cooked	294
Pine Nut	1 oz (28g)	191
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cayenne	1 tsp (1.8g)	6
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Allspice	1 tsp ground (1.9g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Peppermint	not in our table	0
Meat	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.