Spanish Turkey Kofta with Pepitas & Romesco

Spanish Turkey Kofta with Pepitas & Romesco

Ready in 35 minutes • Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, September 15, 2019.
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Ingredients

KOFTA

  • 1 pack lean ground turkey
  • 1 pack turkey spices
  • 1 pack skewers

COUSCOUS

  • 1 pack wholemeal couscous
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 telegraph cucumber, finely diced
  • 1/2 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 carrot, peeled into ribbons
  • 1/2 pack baby spinach
  • 2 tsp vinegar

ROMESCO DRIZZLE

  • 1 pack romesco
  • 150g yoghurt

TO SERVE

  • 1 pack pepitas

Steps

  1. Bring a half full kettle to the boil.
  2. Prep kofta. Combine turkey and turkey spices in a bowl with 1/2 tsp salt and roll into 8 balls. Roll into sausages and thread onto skewers. Set aside on a plate to firm up.
  3. Cook couscous. Combine couscous, boiling water measure and 1/2 tsp salt in a heat-proof bowl and cover. Leave to steam for 5 minutes. Fluff up grains with a fork.
  4. Cook kofta. Heat 2 tsp oil in a fry-pan on medium heat. Cook turkey kofta for 8-10 minutes, turning often, until golden and brown. Rest, covered for 3-4 minutes.
  5. Prep couscous vegetables. Toss all couscous ingredients together in a bowl and season to taste.
  6. Make romesco drizzle. In a small bowl, mix together romesco and yoghurt and season.
  7. Serve couscous topped with kofta, romesco drizzle and pepitas.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1627 kj
389 kcal
Protein 36.4g
Carbohydrate 26.1g
Fat 14.9g