Turkey Köfte Kebap and Veggies

I loves me some kebap. Meat or veggie, it's all good! I thought a vacation day would be a good opportunity to try (again) ground meat kebap (köfte in Turkish). I have never really gotten the knack of loading the skewer with ground meat properly, it always fell off on the way to the grill or on the grill, leading to A Mess.

This time I had my new 1" wide skewers, made for ground meat. I spiced up the ground turkey, minced the onion, garlics, and green pepper in the food chopper, squeezed out the excess water, and combined it all, even adding a bit more cinnamon to the Turkish spice blend. 

I go to load up the skewers and it all just falls right off. Something wasn't right with the texture or technique. By this time, the veg (red onion, sweet little peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini) were nearing doneness on the grill, so I just made köfte patties and grilled them like burgers.

I grilled those köfte until they were 165F+ but still nice and juicy. They were very tasty, and I have plenty of leftovers in the freezer too for a quick after-work supper!