Middle Eastern Lamb Meatballs
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Juicy lamb meatballs spiced with cumin, coriander, sumac, and Aleppo pepper, pan-seared and served with a cooling yogurt-mint-cucumber sauce. Ready in under an hour with no egg binder.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 2 lbs ground lamb
- 1 onion (grated (with all its juice))
- 4 cloves garlic (grated)
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- ½ cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp Aleppo pepper
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1½ cups Greek yogurt
- 1 Persian cucumber (shredded)
- 1 clove garlic (grated or minced)
- 1 1/2 tsp Dried mint
- Fresh mint (for garnish)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 40M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 25m
- Sodium
- 479mg
- Total sugar
- 8g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 557mg
- Calcium
- 90mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 479MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.