Hamburger Kebabs

By KeyIngredient

A delicious alternative to burgers for ground beef on the grill!

If you're looking for something to make from ground beef that's a bit more unusual than regular burgers, these delicious kebabs (or kabobs) made with ground beef and seasoned with chopped onion, parsley, pine nuts, and dried oregano are a fun idea.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef (use ground beef with less than 10% fat for South Beach Diet)
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pine nuts (or use almonds or walnuts if pine nuts are not in the budget)
• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. salt (I used Vege-sal)
• 1 tsp pepper (or less, I used coarse ground pepper)
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• Vinaigrette dressing for basting kebabs (for South Beach Diet use dressing with not more than 2-3 grams of sugar per serving; I used Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar Dressing.)

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from kalynskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Coarsely chop onions, parsley, and pine nuts. Put them in the food processor and pulse until they're more finely chopped. Then add the hamburger, egg, and spices and pulse until the mixture is barely combined. (Don't over-mix.)

Form meat mixture into four cylindrical shaped pieces. If you have double skewers like I used or blade type skewers, thread kebabs onto skewers. If you're using pre-soaked wooden skewers, I would use two for each kabob. (I would probably just cook them on the grill without a skewer if you don't have one of these options.) Brush kebabs on both sides with vinaigrette dressing. (You can let them marinate in the dressing for a few minutes if desired.) If you want to baste the kebabs with dressing as they cook, be very careful because the dressing that drips down will flame up when it hits the hot underside of the grill.

Lay kabobs across the grill grates to get crosswise grill marks. Cook, turning a few times, until the kebabs feel firm (but not hard) to the touch and the meat is well browned. We cooked the kebabs in these photos about 15 minutes, but cooking time will depend on the temperature of your grill, the temperature of the meat, and even the outside temperature if you're cooking outside.

This would be great served with Tzatziki Sauce.