Kafta and Salad

Ingredients

• 700 g waxy potatoes
• Salt
• 1 old-fashioned roll
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 600 g mixed ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 4 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• pepper (ground)
• olive oil
• 1 Red Onion
• 1 untreated lemon (juice)
• sumac

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the potatoes and cook them in boiling salted water.

2. 2.

   Soak the roll in lukewarm water. Peel the garlic, add it to the ground beef along with the egg, lemon zest, the well-drained bread crumbs and half of the freshly chopped parsley; knead and season with salt, pepper and cumin. Shape small oval meatballs and fry them in a hot pan with oil until golden brown on all sides. Reduce heat and let the balls finish cooking.

3. 3.

   Peel the onion, halve it and cut into thin strips.

4. 4.

   Drain the potatoes, rinse cold, peel and cool. Cut into small cubes and mix with the onions, remaining parsley, lemon juice and 4 tbsp oil; season with salt and sumac.