Beef Kefta w/ Sunflower Zucchini Sauce

In the Clean Eating, June 2013 issue, I stumbled across this recipe.  It’s traditional to North African and Mediterranean cuisine.  It was easy and very good. 

Ingredients:

2/3 cup brown rice

2 carrots, diced

2 slices whole-grain bread

2 small yellow onions, divided

8 oz extra-lean ground sirloin

4 cloves garlic, minced, divided

1 egg white, lightly whisked

2 tsp curry powder, divided

½ tsp sea salt, divided

½ tsp olive oil, divided

1 lemon, zested and juiced, divided

1 zucchini, roughly chopped

1 ½ oz raw unsalted sunflower seeds

Equipment:

4 wooden skewers, soaked (soak skewers in water for at least 4 hours)

Serving size: ½ cup rice mixture, 1 kefta, ¼ cup sauce, calories 353, total fat 9g, sat. fat 2g, carbs 54g, protein 20g, sodium 133mg, cholesterol 30mg.

This was so good!  If you are looking for something different to add to your meal planning, here is one to add.