Juicy lamb meatballs can be great on their own or in a sandwich with tzatziki sauce.
Recipe type: Beef and Lamb Dinners
Serves: 15 meatballs
Ingredients
3 TB. extra-virgin olive oil
1 large white onion, finely chopped
2 TB. minced garlic
1 lb. ground lamb
1 tsp.salt
[1/2] tsp. ground black pepper
2 TB. fresh mint, finely chopped
1 tsp. fresh lemon zest
[1/2] tsp. ground coriander
[1/4] tsp. ground cumin
[1/4] tsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
In a small skillet over medium heat, heat extra-virgin olive oil. Add white onion and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes.
In a medium bowl, combine cooked onions and garlic, lamb, salt, black pepper, mint, lemon zest, coriander, cumin, and cinnamon, breaking up chunks of lamb with a wooden spoon.
Form lamb mixture into 15 (2-tablespoon) meatballs. Set meatballs on a baking sheet, and bake for 20 minutes.
Remove meatballs from the oven, transfer them to a serving dish, and serve with tzatziki sauce.
Notes
Tasty Tip Feta goes great with lamb meatballs. Add [1/2] cup crumbled feta to your tzatziki sauce to have with the meatballs.