Beef Kafta Pita Flatbread

Name: Beef Kafta Pita Flatbread
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 small onion, grated and squeezed dry; 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 4 Cham Bakery whole wheat pocket pitas; 1 cup hummus; 2 tomatoes, diced; 1/2 red onion, sliced thin; Parsley leaves and lemon wedges

Kafta is ground beef worked with onion, parsley and warm spices, then grilled. Laid over hummus on a warm pita, it is dinner in half an hour.

Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Made with: Whole Wheat Pocket Pita

Flatbreads spread with spiced beef, with lemon on the side

Ingredients

For the kafta

1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, grated and squeezed dry
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

To serve

4 Cham Bakery whole wheat pocket pitas
1 cup hummus
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 red onion, sliced thin
Parsley leaves and lemon wedges

Method

Heat a grill or a grill pan to medium-high.
Mix the beef, onion, parsley, salt and spices with your hands for a minute, until the mixture is sticky.
Divide it into 8 pieces and press each into a flat oval about half an inch thick.
Grill for 4 to 5 minutes a side, until browned and cooked through.
Warm the pitas on the grill for about 30 seconds a side.
Spread each pita with hummus, lay two kafta on top and finish with tomato, onion, parsley and a squeeze of lemon.

A tip from our kitchen: No grill? Cook the kafta in a hot skillet with a little oil for the same time.