Lamb Kofta With Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce – Simmer + Sauce

Ingredients

• For the Kofta:
• Ten (10-inch) wooden skewers
• 1 pound grass-fed lean ground lamb
• 1 piece of white or sourdough bread, toasted and crumbled
• 1/4 cup yellow onion, grated
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh mint, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil, divided
• For the Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce:
• One (7-ounce) container of 2% greek yogurt
• 1 Persian cucumber, unpeeled and grated
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and grated
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Dash of freshly ground black pepper