Pork Kofta with Veggie Quinoa Rice and Beetroot Hummonnaise
Ready in 40 minutes
• Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free Bag on Sunday, July 16, 2017.
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free Bag on Sunday, July 16, 2017.
This Kofta boasts huge amounts of flavour and a great texture!
Ingredients
QUINOA RICE
- 1½ cups GF quinoa rice mix
- 2¼ cups water
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional, adults)
- Juice of ½ lemon
VEGGIES
- ½ red onion, cut into 2cm-thick wedges
- 200g peeled pumpkin, diced 1.5cm
- 1 baby bok choy, end trimmed 1cm, rinsed and leaves separated
- 1 Lebanese cucumber
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped mint leaves
PORK KOFTA
- 450g pork mince
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ red onion, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon GF cumin coriander spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 9-10 GF bamboo skewers, soaked in water for at least 10 minutes
TO SERVE
- 100g GF beetroot hummus
- 1 tablespoon GF mayonnaise (optional)
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped mint leaves
- ½ lemon, cut into wedges
Steps
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oven to 220°C. Line two oven trays with baking paper (one with a lip).
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Combine quinoa rice mix, water and a pinch of salt in a medium pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tightfitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
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Toss first measure of red onion and pumpkin on first prepared tray (non-lipped) with a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and roast for about 20 minutes, until tender. Turn once during cooking.
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Mix all pork kofta ingredients together (except bamboo sticks) in a medium bowl, until well combined then season with pepper. Using a ¼ cup measure, scoop out kofta mixture and mould around skewers to cover 2/3 of the skewer, resembling a sausage shape.
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Place kofta on second prepared tray (with a lip), drizzle with oil and cook (on rack above veggies) for about 8 minutes, until cooked through. Turn once during cooking.
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While kofta bake, thinly slice bok choy and cucumber. Add to a large bowl along with mint, cooked onion and pumpkin and mix to combine. Fluff up rice with a fork, fold through lemon zest (if using) and juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix hummus and mayonnaise in a small bowl.
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spoon ¾ cup cooked quinoa rice onto each plate and top with veggies and pork kofta. Dollop with beetroot hummonnaise, garnish with mint and serve with a lemon wedge to squeeze over kofta just before eating.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2005 kj 479 kcal |
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Protein | 29.9g |
Carbohydrate | 63.2g |
Fat | 11.1g |