15 May 2021

Lamb Meatballs with Garlic Yoghurt & Pita

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Try these lamb meatballs with a delicious garlic yoghurt on pita bread for a simple, quick & healthy meal that you are sure to love!

Jana from The MacPherson Diaries has paired her family-favourite lamb meatballs with a delicious garlic yoghurt for a simple, quick & healthy meal that you are sure to love!

Whether you have it for lunch or dinner, you'll find it's a lovely light and fresh option to add to your meal rotation.

Lamb Meatballs with Garlic Yoghurt Dressing

Ingredients

500g lamb mince

2-3 cloves twisted citrus garlic, minced, or finely chopped

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 tablespoon Italian herb mix

½ red onion, grated

pinch of salt and pepper

1 teaspoon oil

Sauce

2 cloves fresh garlic, minced, or finely chopped

½ lemon

1 cup yoghurt

salt and pepper

To Plate

mint, leaves picked

½ punnet cherry tomatoes, halved

1 pack mini-cucumbers, sliced

6 pita bread

salt and pepper

olive oil

50 grams feta cheese

Method

To make the meatballs, mix everything except the oil together in a large bowl, you can use your hands or a wooden spoon.
Once well combined you are ready to roll. Have a small bowl of water on hand to keep hands wet when rolling. Make the meatballs into approx 1½ tablespoon size.
Once rolled, place on a plate and into the fridge until ready to cook.
Now for the sauce, add all the ingredients together and mix. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
When ready to cook your meatballs, place oil in a pan and fry on each side until golden and cooked through.
To assemble, warm the pita bread, spread generously with garlic yoghurt, top with meatballs, tomatoes, cucumber, and mint leaves. Then drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with crumbled feta, season with salt and pepper and serve.

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