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Beef Koftes with Cauliflower Tabbouleh and Tahini

Name: Beef Koftes with Cauliflower Tabbouleh and Tahini
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 180 g Beef mince, 5% fat; 200 g Cauliflower rice; 120 g Tomato; 1 tbsp (15 g) Tahini; 8 g Olive oil; A very large handful, chopped Fresh parsley; A handful, chopped Fresh mint; Juice of a whole lemon Lemon juice; 1 clove, about 3 g Garlic; 1 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Paprika; To taste Salt

Grilled beef koftes over a tabbouleh made with cauliflower rice in place of bulgur, with a lemon tahini sauce. No gluten and no dairy. 48 g of protein for 478 kcal.

Calories: 478kcal
Protein: 48g
Fat: 25g
Carbs: 14g

Per serving, makes 1. 25 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Beef Koftes with Cauliflower Tabbouleh and Tahini, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Beef Koftes with Cauliflower Tabbouleh and Tahini

Ingredients 1 to 6 for beef koftes with cauliflower tabbouleh and tahini arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 180 g Beef mince, 5% fat (Weighed raw. Standard 20% mince is nearly twice the calories at the same weight.). 200 g Cauliflower rice (Raw, straight into the salad. It does not need cooking.). 120 g Tomato. 1 tbsp (15 g) Tahini. 8 g Olive oil. A very large handful, chopped Fresh parsley

Ingredients 7 to 12 for beef koftes with cauliflower tabbouleh and tahini arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 12. A handful, chopped Fresh mint. Juice of a whole lemon Lemon juice. 1 clove, about 3 g Garlic. 1 tsp Ground cumin. 1 tsp Paprika. To taste Salt

Beef Koftes with Cauliflower Tabbouleh and Tahini, preparation step 1: Mix the mince with the cumin, paprika, crushed garlic and salt. Shape into four flat ovals and grill under a high grill for four minutes a side. — Step 1. Mix the mince with the cumin, paprika, crushed garlic and salt. Shape into four flat ovals and grill under a high grill for four minutes a side.

Beef Koftes with Cauliflower Tabbouleh and Tahini, preparation step 2: Stir the tahini with half the lemon juice and enough cold water to make it pourable, about two tablespoons. It will seize first and then loosen. — Step 2. Stir the tahini with half the lemon juice and enough cold water to make it pourable, about two tablespoons. It will seize first and then loosen.

Beef Koftes with Cauliflower Tabbouleh and Tahini, preparation step 3: Toss the cauliflower rice with the chopped tomato, herbs, the rest of the lemon, the oil and salt. — Step 3. Toss the cauliflower rice with the chopped tomato, herbs, the rest of the lemon, the oil and salt.

The finished beef koftes with cauliflower tabbouleh and tahini. — Step 4. Serve the koftes on the tabbouleh with the tahini sauce spooned over.

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Ingredients

Beef mince, 5% fat180 g
Weighed raw. Standard 20% mince is nearly twice the calories at the same weight.
Cauliflower rice200 g
Raw, straight into the salad. It does not need cooking.
Tomato120 g
Tahini1 tbsp (15 g)
Olive oil8 g
Fresh parsleyA very large handful, chopped
Fresh mintA handful, chopped
Lemon juiceJuice of a whole lemon
Garlic1 clove, about 3 g
Ground cumin1 tsp
Paprika1 tsp
SaltTo taste

Method

Mix the mince with the cumin, paprika, crushed garlic and salt. Shape into four flat ovals and grill under a high grill for four minutes a side.
Stir the tahini with half the lemon juice and enough cold water to make it pourable, about two tablespoons. It will seize first and then loosen.
Toss the cauliflower rice with the chopped tomato, herbs, the rest of the lemon, the oil and salt.
Serve the koftes on the tabbouleh with the tahini sauce spooned over.

Worth knowing

Cauliflower in place of bulgur takes about 70 kcal off and makes the whole dish gluten-free, which the tahini sauce is anyway.
Tahini is 90 kcal a tablespoon. The sauce is thinned with water and lemon rather than more tahini, so one spoon covers the plate.

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