Lamb koftas with roasted peppers and raita
Check out our super simple recipe for lamb koftas and easy roasted red peppers. This dish is high in protein and low in calories, perfect for a midweek meal for four
- 400g lean lamb mince
- 1 tsp dried mint
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- 2 red pepperscut into strips
- 1 red onioncut into thin wedges
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 400g cherry tomatoes
- 4 flatbreadsto serve
- to serve rocket
- ½ lemonwedged to serve
RAITA
- 3 tbsp greek yogurt
- ½ cucumberseeded and grated
- ½ clove garliccrushed
- ½ a small bunch mintleaves stripped and chopped
- ½ lemonjuiced
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal297low
- fat14.6g
- saturates5.8g
- carbs12g
- sugars10.5g
- fibre4.8g
- protein27ghigh
- salt0.3g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Mix together the lamb mince, dried mint and spices with lots of seasoning. Shape 8 sausage-shaped koftas around 4 metal kebab skewers, put onto a baking tray and chill for 15 minutes.
step 2
Toss the peppers and onion with the olive oil and some seasoning, tip onto a baking tray and roast for 5 minutes. Add the koftas and cherry tomatoes to the tray and roast for 20 minutes or until the koftas are cooked through.
step 3
Meanwhile, mix the yogurt, cucumber, garlic, mint and some seasoning with the lemon juice.
step 4
Carefully remove the kebabs from the skewers and serve in a flatbread with the roasted veg, a little rocket, lemon wedges and a good spoon of the raita.
