Lamb Koftas with Tomato Salsa

Name: Lamb Koftas with Tomato Salsa
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 4 large ripe tomatoes, skinned, seeded and roughly chopped; 100 g /3¾ oz cherry tomatoes, quartered; 1 small red onion, very finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed; 1 fresh red chilli, seeded and very finely chopped; juice and grated rind of 1 lime; 30 ml /2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); 30 ml /2 tsp ground cumin; 30 ml /2 tsp ground coriander; 15 ml /1 tsp ground cinnamon; salt and ground black pepper; salt and ground black pepper; hummus and pitta breads, to serve; hummus and pitta breads, to serve; 30 ml /2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); 30 ml /2 tbsp chopped fresh mint; 100 g /3¾ oz pistachio nuts, shelled and finely chopped; 1 kg/2¼ lb minced (ground) lamb

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Wood-fired Oven Cookbook

By Holly Jones and David Jones

Published 2016

About

This is a great recipe to cook with children, especially if they’ve helped to make the pittas to serve with them. Making the koftas is easy, and the high heat in the oven cooks the lamb so quickly, there’s no time for anyone to lose interest and wander away. You can also make the koftas with minced beef or chicken.

Ingredients

1 kg/2¼ lb minced (ground) lamb
100 g /3¾

Main course

Method

Put the minced lamb in a large bowl and add the pistachio nuts, herbs, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and plenty of salt and pepper. Use clean hands to squidge everything together and mix the ingredients well.
Take a spoonful of the mixture and,