Cumin-Spiced Beef Kebabs
with hummus, pita, cucumbers, and tomatoes
A little shake of cumin gives these easy beef kebabs so much flavor. Served with some storebought hummus and a few chops of cucumber and tomatoes, this dinner comes together so easily. Our paleo version of the hummus and pita will be a roasted cauliflower for those that want a no-carb option. Vegetarians will be making colorful veggie skewers that are packed with just as much flavor if not more!
Ingredients
- NY Strip Steak - 1 1/2 lb
- Soy sauce, low-sodium - 2 Tbsp
- Cooking oil - 1 Tbsp + 2 Tbsp
- Cumin - 1/2 tsp + 2/3 tsp
- Skewers - 8 to 12
- Cucumber - 1/2 lb
- Roma tomatoes - 2
- Dill - 1 sprig, chopped
- Lemon - 1/2, juice of
- Sour cream - 1 Tbsp
- Coriander - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Pita or flatbread - 4
- Hummus - for serving
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Prep
- Steak - Chop into 1" (2.5 cm) cubes. Marinate in soy sauce, 1 tbs. (5 ml) cooking oil, and 1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml) cumin. (Ideally done 1 day ahead)
- Skewers - Soak in water.
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Make
- Skewer beef, ~5 cubes / kebab. I typically use 2 skewers per kebab. This makes it easier to flip the kebabs while cooking. You can check out this video to see what I mean (even though it's done with salmon).
- Heat up a grill pan or griddle over medium-high heat. Add 2 tbs. (30 ml) cooking oil and then kebabs to heated oil. Grill on each side for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, rotating through all 4 sides. Remove from heat and let rest for ~5 minutes. For more well-done meat, cover with 2 layers of foil when you remove kebabs from the grill pan. They'll cook some more (this is called carryover cooking).
- While meat is resting, chop cucumbers, tomatoes, and dill. Toss with lemon juice, sour cream, and some salt and pepper.
- Mix together 2/3 tsp. (3 ml) cumin, 1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml) coriander, and 1/4 tsp. (1.2 ml) salt. Sprinkle cooked kebabs with seasoning. Toast pita. You can take the meat off the skewers and make wraps with the hummus and vegetables or just enjoy as is!
- Get started on tomorrow's slow cooker recipe. It'll make dinner pre or post Halloween trick or treating such a breeze!
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Reviews
Ratings
12 reviews
Super easy and quick recipe for a week night. Loved the spice mix added after cooking the meat. We added in feta to the tomato-cucumber salad since we had it on hand.
0 HelpfulReally quick to throw together once you've marinated the meat. Very flavorful for being so simple and felt like a healthy meal. We even forgot to get out the hummus! My husband was annoyed at having to skewer the meat but I thought it was an ingenious way to make sure it cooked evenly on all sides. 1.5 minutes/side with no tenting = medium rare.
0 HelpfulThis was tasty but seemed more like a lunch or appetizer - we were hungry very soon after eating it.
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