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🍽️ Grilled Meat Skewers with Creamy Sesame Sauce and Fresh Tomato Salad

567 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 shallot
• 2 garlic cloves
• 6 sprigs parsley
• 4 sprigs mint
• 600 g ground beef
• 1 pinch allspice powder
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• salt
• pepper
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 100 g tahini (sesame paste)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• ground cumin
• 200 g cherry tomatoes
• 1 lemon

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the shallot and the garlic.
2. 2. Dice both ingredients very finely.
3. 3. Rinse the herbs under running water.
4. 4. Shake off the excess water from the herbs.
5. 5. Set aside a few fresh mint leaves for garnish.
6. 6. Roughly chop the remaining herbs.
7. 7. Add the chopped herbs, shallot, garlic, minced meat, allspice, cinnamon, salt, and pepper to a bowl.
8. 8. Knead the ingredients vigorously.
9. 9. Form eight equal-sized balls from the mixture.
10. 10. Thread the meatballs onto wooden skewers.
11. 11. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a frying pan.
12. 12. Fry the meat skewers over medium heat for about ten minutes.
13. 13. Turn the skewers repeatedly until they are golden brown on all sides.
14. 14. Whisk the tahini (sesame paste) with one tablespoon of lemon juice.
15. 15. Gradually add a little cold water.
16. 16. Stir until a creamy sauce forms.
17. 17. Season the sauce with cumin, salt, and pepper.
18. 18. Remove the tough stems from the tomatoes.
19. 19. Wash the tomatoes.
20. 20. Cut the tomatoes into quarters.
21. 21. Place the tomato pieces in a bowl.
22. 22. Add the remaining oil and lemon juice.
23. 23. Season the salad with salt and pepper.
24. 24. Rinse a lemon under hot water.
25. 25. Pat the lemon dry.
26. 26. Cut the lemon into wedges.
27. 27. Spoon the tahini sauce onto the plates.
28. 28. Place the skewers on top of the sauce.
29. 29. Distribute the tomato salad over the skewers.
30. 30. Sprinkle everything with the remaining mint leaves.
31. 31. Serve the skewers with the lemon wedges.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 567
• Protein: 36 g · Fett/Fat: 43 g · Carbs: 9 g