



LAMB MEATBALLS WITH HERBED BULGHUL, LIME YOGHURT AND PICKLED TOMATOES
You can prepare this delicious dish in advance – even a day before! It will be equally delicious served hot or cold. In winter – dish it up into large, warm bowls and eat curled up in front of the TV – watching a good movie. In summer this can be enjoyed outside as an al fresco meal, served with a green salad. You can serve all the components on a large platter and everybody can serve themselves too!
(Serves 4)
MEATBALLS:
30 ml olive oil for frying
500 g lamb mince
1 small onion, chopped
5 ml salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves, crushed
60 ml chopped mint
5 ml ground cumin
5 ml barbeque spice
5 ml dried chili flakes
1 egg
Zest of I lemon
80 ml dried breadcrumbs, soaked in a bit of water
BULGHUL:
200 g burghul, soaked in boiling water for 15 minutes, drained
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
125 ml chopped herbs (flatleaf parsley, coriander, mint)
40 ml lemon juice
40 ml olive oil
LIME YOGHURT
100 ml Greek yoghurt
100 ml crème faiche
2 garlic cloves, crushed
15 ml lime juice
Zest of 1 lime
30 ml olive oil
30 ml chopped coriander
PICKLED TOMATOES:
200 g halved baby tomatoes
40 ml lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2,5 ml sugar
FOR SERVING:
60 ml butter
5 ml chili flakes
METHOD:
- Mix together all the meatball ingredients, season very well, roll into small meatballs (about 30g each) and fry the meatballs in the olive oil until golden brown and cooked on both sides. Use medium heat. Keep warm and aside
- Mix together all the ingredients to make the herbed burghul. Keep aside
- Blend all the ingredients to make the lime yoghurt – using a stick blender. Taste and adjust the seasoning
- Make the pickled tomatoes by adding all the ingredients together and leave for at least 15 minutes before use for flavours to blend
- TO SERVE: Divide the burghul between 4 serving bowls, top with the meatballs, add some lime yoghurt and pickled tomatoes. Scatter with more chopped herbs. Lastly melt the butter in a small pan, add the chili and drizzle over the meatballs
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