Turkish · Dinner
Spiced Lamb Meatball Board (Gluten-Free)
Pan-seared spiced lamb meatballs built on cumin, cinnamon, and toasted pine nuts, plated as a Turkish-style board with cooling garlic yogurt, a smoky red pepper and walnut dip, quick pickled cucumber, and warmed corn tortilla wedges standing in for pita to keep the whole spread gluten-free.
$7
20 minsPrep
15 minsCook
35 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
612Calories
34.8gProtein
41.9gFat
25.1gCarbs
6.8gSugar
4.9gFiber
890mgSodium
156mgChol
12.9gSat Fat
780mgPotassium
180mgCalcium
4.6mgIron
2.9mcgVitamin B12
12mgVitamin C
gluten-free
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Combine lamb, grated onion, minced garlic, chopped parsley, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, paprika, salt, pepper, and toasted chopped pine nuts in a bowl; mix until just combined.
2
Rest
Cover and chill the mixture for 10 minutes until firm enough to shape.
3
Sear
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes, then add 4 or 5 meatballs and sear for 8 to 10 minutes, turning every 2 to 3 minutes until deep brown and firm.
4
Assemble
Whisk yogurt with grated garlic and lemon juice; mash roasted pepper, walnuts, pomegranate molasses, olive oil, and smoked paprika together; toss sliced cucumber with vinegar and salt.
5
Plate
Warm corn tortilla wedges in a dry skillet, then arrange meatballs, dips, pickled cucumber, and tortilla on a board; scatter torn mint over top.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 360g360g lamb-ground
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp onion
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
- 2 tsp2 tsp cumin-ground
- 1 tsp1 tsp cinnamon-ground
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp black-pepper
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp pine-nut
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp olive-oil
- 1/2 cup120g plain-yogurt
- 1 clove1 clove garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp lemon-juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp roasted red bell-pepper
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp walnut
- 1 tsp1 tsp pomegranate-molasses
- 1 tsp1 tsp olive-oil
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp smoked-paprika
- 11 cucumber
- 2 tsp2 tsp white-wine-vinegar
- 22 small pinch salt
- 22 corn-tortilla
- 2 tsp2 tsp mint
