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Harissa Turkey Kofta Skewers

Name: Harissa Turkey Kofta Skewers
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 13 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 800 g turkey thigh mince; 2 tbsp gluten-free harissa paste; 35 g almond meal; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 lemon, finely zested; 0.5 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 0.5 cup mint leaves, torn

Juicy turkey koftas with harissa warmth, lemon and hand-pressed ridges that blacken at the edges.

Prep22 mins

Cook13 mins

Serves4

DifficultyEasy

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Hand-formed turkey koftas with broken charred edges and a rough herb salad — **TooGut pick**Flexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

Turkey mince needs both fat and gentle handling. Olive oil keeps it succulent, almond meal gives a little grip and chilling helps the rough hand-shaped koftas stay on their skewers without turning dense.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves4

Turkey koftas

800 gturkey thigh mince
2 tbspgluten-free harissa paste
35 galmond meal
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 lemon, finely zested
½ cupflat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 tspground cumin

To finish

2 tbsplemon juice
½ cupmint leaves, torn

One step at a time

Let’s cook.

Tick each step as you go. Built-in timers keep the important moments close.

Mix with open fingers

Combine turkey, harissa, almond meal, oil, zest, parsley, cumin and 1 teaspoon salt. Stop mixing as soon as no dry patches remain.

Make imperfect koftas

Divide into eight portions and press around skewers in short, uneven cylinders. Chill for 10 minutes.

Oil the grill

Heat a barbecue or grill pan to medium-high, then wipe the bars carefully with an oiled piece of kitchen paper.

Cook through without drying

Cook koftas for 9 to 11 minutes, turning carefully on each browned face, until cooked through.

Add freshness

Rest for 3 minutes. Squeeze over lemon juice and scatter with roughly torn mint.

Per serve, estimate · Metric

Nutrition snapshot

Energy1,650 kJ

Protein42 g

Carbohydrate6 g

Fibre2 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.

Set yourself up

Equipment

✓ Eight skewers
✓ Barbecue or grill pan
✓ Mixing bowl