Lamb Keftedes & Paleo Tzatziki

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled

  400g

• Onions

  Sweet, raw

  1 onion or 331g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  2 slices or 4g

• Spearmint

  Fresh

  2 cup or 182g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  2 tsp, ground or 6g

• Coriander seed

  Spices

  2 tsp or 4g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 8g

• Allspice

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  3 cup slices or 312g

• Avocados

  California, raw

  1 fruit, without skin and seed or 136g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Dill

  Fresh

  2 tbsp or 1g

• Chives

  Raw

  2 tbsp chopped or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Peel and grate the ginger on the small holes of your box grater. Gently gather the ginger and squeeze the juice into a large bowl. Discard the pulp.
2. Peel and grate the onion on the large holes of your box grater. You’ll keep the entire onion with its juices. To the bowl with the ginger juice, add the grated onion, garlic, lamb, mint, olive oil, and all the spices. Mix well and form into burgers. Cook 3-5 minutes per side on a stovetop grill plate or broil them in the oven for about 10 minutes, turning once.
3. Peel the cucumbers and grate them on the large holes of your box grater.
4. Squeeze the juice of the cucumber into a bowl.
5. Put the avocado, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic into a blender or mini-prep food processor. Start pureeing, adding the cucumber juice progressively until you achieve a thick, creamy texture.
6. Transfer the avocado mixture to a bowl and stir in the grated cucumber, dill, chives, and black pepper.
7. If you’re taking this on a picnic, you can store the Paleo Tzatziki in a Ziplock plastic bag. Squeeze out all the air, as this will also prevent discoloration due to oxidation.
8. If you’re taking this on a picnic, you can store the Paleo Tzatziki in a Ziplock plastic bag. Squeeze out all the air, as this will also prevent discoloration due to oxidation.

Similar Foods

• Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce