Middle Eastern Meatball Sandwich with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • MEATBALLS
  • 1 pound 95% lean ground beef
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon parsely, minced
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • YOGURT SAUCE
  • 2 cup plain greek yogurt
  • ½ cup cucumber, skins removed and diced
  • 2 teaspoon dill
  • 1 garlic clove, mince
  • ½ shallot, minced
  • salt/pepper to taste
  • Pita, lettuce and tomato for serving
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. For the meatballs. In a large bowl, add all meatball ingredients and mix with hands to combine. Form meat into 1 inch balls. Place on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 15-17 minutes.
  3. While meatballs are cooking, prepare the yogurt sauce. In a medium mixing bowl add all yogurt ingredients and mix to combine.
  4. To assemble. Place lettuce tomato, 3-4 meatballs and top with yogurt sauce.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3 meatballs with 1 pita Calories: 220 Fat: 6.5 g Carbohydrates: 14 grams Sodium: 350 mg Fiber: 4 g Protein: 29 g Cholesterol: 80 mg
Recipe by Lauren Sharifi Nutrition at https://laurensharifi.com/middle-eastern-meatball-sandwich/