Hamburger Kabobs

By Koric

Great change to just grilling ground beef. The onion, parsley, and pine nuts gave the kabobs a complex flavor that I found very appealing.

Compliments of How to Eat Better for Less Money by James Beard via Kayln's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 pound hamburger
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pine nuts (Recipe says any nuts except peanuts can be used.)
• 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)
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• Vinaigrette dressing for basting kebabs (I prefer balsamic)

Preparation

Step 1

Finely chop onions and parsley and coarsely chop nuts. In large bowl, put hamburger, onion, parsley, nuts, egg, and spices. Using your hands, combine the mixture well. (See note at the end of recipe.)

Preheat grill or broiler to high. Form meat mixture into four cylindrical shaped pieces. If you have double skewers like I used or blade type skewers, thread kebabs onto skewers. I would probably just cook them on the grill without a skewer if you don't have one of these types.

Grill or broil for 15-20 minutes, turning every 5 minutes and basting with the dressing, until kebabs feel firm and meat is well browned. Serve hot.

Note: I used a food processor to combine grind all the ingredients together!