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Lamb Meatball Salad With Beetroot & Quinoa

Here's how you make Lamb Meatball Salad With Beetroot & Quinoa
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 15m
  • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 255 grams dry quinoa (dry, 3/4 cup white quinoa, rinsed)
  • 1 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1/3 cup almonds,chopped ( dry roasted)
  • 220 grams tzatziki (tub)
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 450 grams beets (can, beetroot, diced and well drained)
  • 60 grams rocket (baby leaves)
  • FOR MEATBALLS
  • 500 grams ground lamb
  • 1 tablespoon Greek seasoning
  • 100 grams feta cheese (Greek fetta, crumbled)
  • 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped (leaves)
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place quinoa in a large saucepan with 1 1/2 cups water over a high heat and bring to the boil and then boil for about 10 minutes, or until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed and then transfer it to a bowl.

  • Step 2: To make meatballs, combine all ingredients in a large bowl with 1/2 cup of the cooked quinoa and mix well and using damp hands, toll tablespoons of the mixture into balls (makes about 30 balls).

  • Step 3: Heat an oiled, large, non-stick frying pan over a medium to high heat and add meatballs in two batches and cook, turning ocasionally, for about 8 minutes, or until cooked through and then transfer meatballs to bowl of quinoa and add parsley and almons and season to taste and then toss to combine.

  • Step 4: Combine tzatziki with water in a jug and mix well.

  • Step 5: Place beetroot and rocket on a serving platter and spoon over meatball mixture and drizzle with tzatziki.


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