Middle Eastern Kofta - Once Upon a Chef

Ingredients

• ¼ cup each pine nuts, almonds, and walnuts (total ¾ cup)
• 1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, roughly chopped
• 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeds and ribs removed, roughly chopped (see note)
• ½ cup cilantro leaves, gently packed (okay to substitute parsley)
• 2 pounds ground lamb or (80% lean ground beef)
• ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
• Heaping ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Heaping ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• Heaping ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• Tzatziki and hummus, for serving