Beef Koftas and Pepper Pilaf
with Warm Feta Dip
You'll love these flavourful beef koftas, which we've paired with a savoury roasted red pepper pilaf and a warm feta dip for extra decadence.
Ingredients: Ground beef • Sweet bell pepper • Parboiled rice • Roma tomatoes • Spinach • Cream cheese (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, lactic acid, guar gum, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Feta cheese (pasteurized milk, partly skimmed milk, water, salt, lipase, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin, calcium chloride) (milk) • Panko breadcrumbs (bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt) (wheat) • Garlic puree (garlic puree, soybean oil, water, citric acid, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) • White wine vinegar (wine vinegar, potassium metabisulfite) (sulphites) • Chicken broth concentrate (sugars (maltodextrin, sugar), chicken stock, chicken fat, chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, flavoring, water, glutamic acid, chicken fat, chicken powder, xanthan gum, organic sunflower oil), salt, yeast extract, xanthan gum, natural flavor) • Shawarma spice blend (paprika powder, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, salt, herbs, canola oil, citric acid, oleoresin paprika, silicon dioxide) (sulphites).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef
1 tbsp
Shawarma Spice Blend
(Contains: Sulphites May contain traces of: Soy, Tree nuts, Wheat, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame)
⅓ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat May contain traces of: Wheat, Gluten)
¼ cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
56 g
Baby Spinach
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
¾ cup
Parboiled Rice
1 tbsp
White Wine Vinegar
(Contains: Sulphites)
1 tbsp
Garlic Puree
(May contain traces of: Soy, Tree nuts, Wheat, Milk, Mustard, Sesame, Gluten, Crustaceans, Fish, Sulphites, Egg)
1 unit(s)
Chicken Broth Concentrate
1 unit(s)
Tomato
Not included in your delivery
¼ tsp
Pepper*
0.88 tsp
Salt*
2.5 tbsp
Oil*
¼ tsp
Sugar*
1 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Core, then cut peppers into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Add rice, peppers, half the garlic puree, broth concentrate, 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 cups) water, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) salt to a medium pot. Season with pepper, to taste, then stir to combine. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 15-18 min.
- Remove the pot from heat. Set aside, still covered.
- Cut tomato into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Add beef, Shawarma Spice Blend, panko, half the remaining garlic puree and 1/4 tsp salt to a medium bowl. Season with pepper, then combine.
- Form mixture into 6 equal-sized, 1/2-inch-thick oval patties (12 for 4 ppl).
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then patties. (NOTE: Don't overcrowd the pan; cook koftas in 2 batches, using 1/2 tbsp oil per batch, if needed.) Pan-fry until golden-brown and cooked through, 3-5 min per side.**
- Meanwhile, heat a small pot over medium heat. Add cream cheese, feta, remaining garlic puree and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) water.
- Warm mixture, stirring often, until cream cheese melts and mixture reduces slightly, 3-4 min. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Remove from heat.
- Add vinegar, 1 1/2 tbsp (3 tbsp) oil and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) sugar to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, then whisk to combine.
- Add spinach and tomatoes, then toss to combine.
- Divide pilaf and salad between plates.
- Top pilaf with koftas.
- Serve feta dip alongside.
