The cute little chopped-olive animal

AUTHOR
Kelley Price
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 750 g small new potatoes
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 4 Stem(s) Oregano
  • 3 Stem(s) Thyme
  • 125 g green olives (without stone)
  • 75 g black olives (without stone)
  • 6 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp pepper, salt
  • 750 g mixed mince
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
  • 1⁄2 Cucumber
  • 300 g Greek yogurt
  • 2 Branches of rosemary
  • 1 TABLESPOON Butter

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the potatoes thoroughly or scrub them with a vegetable brush. Cover and boil in water for 15-20 minutes. In the meantime peel garlic. Wash oregano and thyme and shake dry. Coarsely chop 2 cloves of garlic, oregano and thyme.

  2. 2

    With olives and 3 tablespoons of oil, blend roughly with a hand blender. Season with pepper.

  3. 3

    Preheat oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/circulating air: 150 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Knead minced meat, breadcrumbs, egg and tomato paste. Season with approx. 1 tsp. salt and pepper. Form 4 long, wide sticks (each approx. 5 x 15 cm) from the minced meat mixture.

  4. 4

    Heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Brown the chopping sticks on both sides and place them on a baking tray. Spread the olive mixture on top and press down carefully. Bake in a hot oven for 20-25 minutes.

  5. 5

    Drain the potatoes and let them cool down a little. For the tzatziki, wash cucumber, grate coarsely and squeeze out well. Chop 1 garlic clove very finely. Mix cucumber, garlic and yoghurt. Season with salt and pepper.

  6. 6

    Wash the rosemary, dab dry, remove the needles and chop finely. Press potatoes flat. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and butter in a large frying pan. Fry the potatoes until golden brown, turning them over. Finally mix rosemary into the potatoes and season with salt.

  7. 7

    Arrange chopping sticks, tzatziki and potatoes.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
820 kcal
CARBS
37 g
FATS
54 g
PROTEINS
40 g