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Lamb Meatballs with Garlic Yoghurt & Pita

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These homemade lamb meatballs are so flavoursome and you’ll love this easy garlic yoghurt sauce. The warm pitas with the meatballs, vegetable and garlic yogurt is such a great combo.

We love dishes like this that you can add a little bit of what you like and everyone is happy.

First you start by making the meatballs, but you could always purchase premade meatballs. I have used lamb but beef, pork or chicken are all perfect.

Then you make the garlic yoghurt sauce which is great on salads as a dressing as well. Simple add garlic, lemon, seasoning and yoghurt together and stir well.

Cook your meatballs in a pan over a medium heat until cooked through.

To assemble, warm pita, spread generously with garlic yoghurt, top with meatballs, tomatoes, cucumber, mint leaves. Then drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with crumbled feta, season with salt and pepper and serve.

These are a complete meal, and we don’t have anything else on the side. Perhaps rice or a rice salad would be nice.

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Lamb Meatballs with Garlic Yoghurt & Pita

Author Jana Macpherson

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 500 grams Lamb Mince
  • 2-3 cloves Twisted Citrus Garlic, minced, or finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 1 tbsp Italian Herb Mix
  • 1/2 Red Onion
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 1 egg
  • Pinch of Salt & Pepper

Sauce

  • 2 cloves Twisted Citrus Garlic, minced, or finely chopped
  • 1/2 Lemon
  • 1 cup Yoghurt
  • Salt & Pepper

To Plate

  • 1 bunch Mint, leaves picked
  • 1/2 punnet Cherry Tomato, halved
  • 1 pack min-Cucumbers, sliced
  • 6 Pita bread
  • Salt & pepper
  • Olive Oil
  • 50 grams Feta

Instructions

  1. To make the meatballs, mix everything except the oil together in a large bowl, I like to use my hands, but you can use a wooden spoon too.

  2. Once well combined you are ready to roll. I like to have a small bowl of water on hand to keep hands wet when rolling. I like to make the size 1 ½ tablespoon size.

  3. Once rolled, place on a plate and into the fridge until ready to cook.

  4. Now for the sauce, add all the ingredients together and mix. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

  5. When ready to cook meatballs, place oil in a pan and fry on each side until golden and cooked through.

  6. To assemble, warm pita, spread generously with garlic yoghurt, top with meatballs, tomatoes, cucumber, mint leaves. Then drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with crumbled feta, season with salt and pepper and serve.