Description

Everyone will fall in love with these lamb and ground beef meatballs. Serve these tasty meatballs as an appetizer or for your main dish with side dishes.

Ingredients

• Meatballs:
• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 lb. ground lamb
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 c. fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/2 c. finely crumbled goat cheese or feta
• 1/2 c. finely chopped scallions
• 1/4 c. chopped parsley
• 1/4 c. chopped mint
• 1 t. ground cumin
• 1 t. ground cardamom or cinnamon
• 1 t. ground allspice
• salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 T. olive oil, for browning
• pine nuts, for garnish
• Yogurt Sauce:
• 2 c. yogurt
• 1/4 c. tahini, optional
• 1/2 c. cilantro, parsley, mint, or a combination, finely minced
• freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt, to taste

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Meatballs:
3. Put everything except for the olive oil into a large bowl. With as little manipulation as possible, combine all ingredients thoroughly together. The less the mixture is worked, the more tender the meatballs will be. Form into small balls; set on a plate/platter. Use a 1 3/4 inch scooper to make the process clean and easy.