Spiced Beef Kabobs W/Tomato Mint Salad

Submitted by Deantini

"This recipe comes from Canadian Living magazine. The dish is full of flavour and light in texture."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Kabobs

• 1 lb beef strip loin grilling steak
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon vegetabie oil
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Salad

• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 2 tablespoons of fresh mint, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1⁄2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Couscous

• 1 1⁄2 cups couscous
• 2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups vegetable broth

directions

1. Kabobs:

2. Trim beef; cut into cubes.
3. In bowl, combine garlic, oil, chili powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper; add beef and toss to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.).
4. Thread beef onto 4 metal or soaked wooden skewers; sprinkle with salt. Broil about 5 inches (12 cm) from heat or grill, covered, over medium-high heat, turning once, until browned yet still pink inside, 8 to 10 minutes.

5. Salad:

6. Toss all ingredients in a bowl and let stand for 10 min before serving for flavours to mix.

7. Couscous:

8. Boil broth and pour in couscous, move from heat and place a tight fitting lid on top. Fluff with fork after 5-10 minutes and when dinner is ready to be served.
9. To serve - place couscous on plate, place kabob over top of couscous and spoon salad on top.

Reviews

[WiGal]

The flavorings for the tomato mint salad are perfect! I used a regular tomato and then drained before topping the meat with it. Grilled cubes in frying pan and it worked out fine. At first thought the seasonings were too spicy for the meat but then realized my meat weight was smaller than Deantini%u2019s recommended size. Served with orzo only b/c I have no couscous right now. Thanks Deantini for sharing.

 

[weekend cooker]

Grilled the kabobs outside on my grill. Had some issues with the grilling time (I grilled over medium/high heat), but the rest of the recipe especially the salad were simply the best. The seasonings for the meat were fine, it may of just been the toughness of the meat though. Made for a nice lunch, with some soup. Made for Rookie tag.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made this GREAT TASTING dish as per the recipe, couscous & all & broiled the beef! We don't usually do much beef anymore (except for meatloaf), so this was a nice treat! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in Please Review My Recipe]

 

[teresas]

WOW! Did I say, WOW! What a yummy dish. I made as posted except I used leftover rice pilaf for the couscous (which DH and I don't care for). The salad part of this recipe is to die for. We just loved the flavors. The Kabobs (marinated for 8 hours) came out so tender and spot on with the cooking time, (by the way) I prepared under the broiler only because I didn't want to clean the bbq. What else can I say but this is so tasty and it looks wonderful plated. Thanks for posting. :)