Turkish · Lunch
Grilled Meatball Wrap
Char-grilled beef meatballs seasoned with cumin and paprika, wrapped in warm flatbread with tomato, onion, and lettuce, finished with a garlicky yogurt sauce and a squeeze of lemon for brightness and balance.
$5
15 minsPrep
10 minsCook
25 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
612Calories
39.8gProtein
33.5gFat
38.6gCarbs
8.1gSugar
4.9gFiber
1380mgSodium
135mgChol
11.9gSat Fat
890mgPotassium
210mgCalcium
5.4mgIron
3.1mcgVitamin B12
14mgVitamin C
Goes well with
Turkish Beer (Efes or Carlsberg Tuborg)
local
Turkish Tea (Çay)
international
protein-rich
herb-salt
thirty-min-meals
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Prep
Grate the onion, mince the garlic, and chop the parsley. Combine ground beef, grated onion, minced garlic, parsley, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper in a bowl; mix until evenly blended.
2
Rest
Cover and chill the mixture in the fridge for 10 minutes until firm.
3
Sear
Heat a grill pan over high heat with olive oil until shimmering. Divide meat into 4 portions, shape into ovals, and grill 3–4 minutes per side until deeply charred and cooked through.
4
Finish
Whisk yogurt with crushed garlic and salt until smooth. Warm tortilla in the dry pan over medium heat for 20 seconds per side until soft and pliable with light golden spots.
5
Plate
Spread yogurt sauce down the tortilla centre. Layer lettuce, chopped tomato, and onion slices, then place grilled koftes on top. Fold sides in tight and roll, then slice diagonally and serve with the lemon wedge.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g ground beef
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
- 2 tsp2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp black pepper
- 22 flour tortilla (10-inch, about 70g)
- 1/2 cup120g plain yogurt
- 1 clove1 clove garlic
- 44 tomato slices
- 44 thin onion slices
- a small handful lettuce
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 22 lemon wedge
