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Lebanese Beef Skewers

Lebanese Beef Skewers

with Herby Quinoa Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh—a famous Lebanese dish —is a delightfully herbaceous grain salad. We’re keeping it traditional with parsley, cucumber, and tomato, but changing things up with nutty quinoa in lieu of bulgur. Topped with cinnamon, allspice, and cayenne-spiked meatball skewers, you’ll be instantly transported to Beirut.

Tags:
Gluten-free

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time40 minutes
Prep Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

8 ounce

Ground Beef

1 bunch

Grape Tomatoes

1 unit

English Cucumber

¾ cup

Quinoa

1 bunch

Parsley

2 unit

Scallions

1 teaspoon

Cinnamon

1 teaspoon

Allspice

1 unit

Yellow Onion

1 unit

Lemon

4 unit

Wooden Skewers

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Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories674 kcal
Energy (kJ)2820 kJ
Fat30 g
Saturated Fat0 g
Carbohydrate74 g
Sugar0 g
Dietary Fiber10 g
Protein36 g
Sodium0 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Baking Dish
Pot
Zester
Bowl
Baking Sheet

Instructions

1

Heat broiler to high or oven to 500 degrees. Soak the wooden skewers in a shallow dish filled with water. In a small pot, bring 1 1⁄2 cups water to a boil with a large pinch of salt.

Prep ingredients
2

Meanwhile, halve, peel, and finely dice half the onion. Finely chop the parsley. Quarter the grape tomatoes. Quarter the cucumber lengthwise, then thinly slice crosswise.

3

Add the quinoa to the boiling water, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, until tender. Meanwhile, thinly slice the scallions. Zest the lemon, then cut into wedges.

Make the beef mixture
4

Make the beef mixture: in a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, diced onion, 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon, and a large pinch of allspice, cayenne, salt, and pepper.

Assemble the skewers
5

Assemble the skewers: form the beef mixture into 1 1⁄2-inch meatballs and thread them carefully onto the wooden skewers. Place skewers on a lightly oiled baking sheet and place on the top rack in the oven under the broiler for 5-6 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Make the quinoa tabbouleh
6

Make the quinoa tabbouleh: while the meatballs cook, combine the cooked quinoa with the tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, scallions, lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

7

Serve the meatball skewers over the quinoa tabbouleh with a lemon wedge to the side. Enjoy!