Name: Herby lamb koftas with green tahini in the air fryer
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 grams minced lamb; 2 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 egg, beaten lightly; ¼ cup (25g) packaged breadcrumbs; ½ cup finely chopped mint; ½ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; olive oil cooking spray; ½ cup (140g) greek yoghurt; 2 tablespoon tahini; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; to serve: grilled pitta bread rounds, cut into wedges; tomato salad; 250g (8oz) mixed colour cherry tomatoes, halved 1 lebanese cucumber, sliced thickly 2 tbsp mint leaves 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle

Cook these herby lamb koftas in your air fryer and dip them in this green tahini and serve with a fresh tomato salad and flatbreads.

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Ingredients

500 grams minced lamb

2 tablespoon ground cumin

2 tablespoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon paprika

1 egg, beaten lightly

¼ cup (25g) packaged breadcrumbs

½ cup finely chopped mint

½ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

olive oil cooking spray

½ cup (140g) greek yoghurt

2 tablespoon tahini

2 tablespoon lemon juice

to serve: grilled pitta bread rounds, cut into wedges

tomato salad

250g (8oz) mixed colour cherry tomatoes, halved 1 lebanese cucumber, sliced thickly 2 tbsp mint leaves 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle

Method

1.Using your hands, combine lamb, cumin, coriander, paprika, egg, breadcrumbs and half each of the chopped mint and parsley in a bowl; mix well. With damp hands, shape level tablespoons of mince mixture into balls. Spray all over with cooking spray. 2 Preheat a 7-litre air fryer to 180˚C/350˚F for 3 minutes. 3 Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Taking care, place koftas, in a single layer, in the basket; at 180˚C/350˚F, cook for 8 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through cooking time, until browned and cooked through. 4 Meanwhile, to make green tahini, combine yoghurt, tahini, lemon juice and remaining chopped mint and parsley in a small serving bowl. 5 To make tomato salad, combine tomatoes, cucumber, mint and parsley on a platter; drizzle with oil and season. 6 Add koftas and green tahini to platter; serve with grilled pitta bread.

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