GOAT KOFTAS WITH A YOGHURT, MINT AND LIME DRESSING
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion
- finely chopped
- 300g/10½oz minced goat
- 2 garlic cloves
- chopped
- handful of mint
- chopped
- handful of parsley
- chopped
- 25g/1oz toasted pine nuts
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cumin
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- ½ cucumber
- peeled and diced
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 300g/10½oz yoghurt
- 2 limes
- juice only
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 white pitta breads
- warmed
- 400g/14oz feta cheese or halloumi
- broken into pieces
Directions
- Heat a small frying pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil. Once hot add the onion and cook until soft. Place all the kofta ingredients
- apart from the oil
- into a bowl and mix thoroughly. Shape into sausage shapes.
- Heat a heavy flat griddle pan. Oil the koftas with the remaining oil and cook on the griddle for 6-7 minutes turning around constantly so they cook evenly.
- Mix all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- To serve
- stuff the pitta bread with the cooked koftas
- dressing and cheese and enjoy warm.

