Moroccan Koftas with Green Olive Cous Cous

  • 500g Fresh Turkey Mince
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 3 teaspoons Moroccan seasoning
  • 1 bunch coriander, with roots
  • 2 lemons, cheeks removed
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 12 cup pitted green olive, roughly chopped
  • 1 small red capsicum, deseeded, finely diced
  • 8 disposable bamboo chopsticks

Combine turkey mince, onion, Moroccan seasoning, 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander root and 1/3 cup finely chopped coriander leaves in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Form mixture into 8 sausage shapes (koftas). Insert a bamboo chopstick through the centre of each kofta. Heat a barbecue hotplate on medium. When hot add oil. Cook koftas for 4 minutes on each side or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm. Add lemon cheeks to hotplate and cook for 1-2 minutes or until golden and caramelised.

Meanwhile, place cous cous into a heatproof bowl. Pour 1 ¼ cups of boiling water over cous cous. Cover and stand for 5 minutes. Fluff cous cous with a fork. Add olives, ½ bunch roughly chopped coriander leaves and capsicum to cous cous. Stir until well combined. Serve koftas with cous cous.

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